161. Mental Retardation DESCRIPTION mental retardation (MR) is a symptom with multiple etiologies mental retardation refers to substantial limitations in present functioning. http://www.5mcc.com/Assets/SUMMARY/TP0583.html

Mental retardation DESCRIPTION: Mental retardation (MR) is a symptom with multiple etiologies including chromosomal abnormalities, genetic defects, intrauterine, perinatal, neonatal, and postnatal causes. Mental retardation refers to substantial limitations in present functioning. It is characterized by significantly subaverage intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with related limitations in two or more of the following applicable adaptive skills areas: communication, self-care, home living, social skills, community use, self-direction, health and safety, functional academics, leisure and work. Cognitive and adaptive behavior deficits are manifested before age 18. Subgroups of mentally retarded: Mild: IQ 55-69 (85%) Moderate: IQ 40-54 (10%) Severe: IQ 25-39 (5%) System(s) affected: Nervous Genetics: Autosomes: Trisomies and rearrangements - approximately 1500 variations are all associated with MR Sex chromosomes: 80 of 336 disorders cause MR Autosomal dominant: 180 of 3,000 disorders cause MR Autosomal recessive: 400 of 1,550 disorders cause MR

162. Special Olympics Indiana Provides yearround sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with mental retardation. Includes information about this organization, local participation, volunteers, Athlete Leadership Program, fundraising programs, and schedule of events. http://www.specialolympicsindiana.org

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163. Massachusetts Department Of Mental Retardation (DMR) DMR provides assistance in job placement, transportation, housing, or intense levels of treatment, monitoring and care. DMR provides these services both http://www.mass.gov/dmr/

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164. Welcome To Bluebonnet Trails CMHMRC Provides mental health and mental retardation care services. Includes map of area served, list of services, and information about support groups. Serves Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee, and Williamson counties. http://www.bluebonnetmhmr.org/

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165. Mental Retardation Definition - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medica Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20174

166. Intro Provides Olympic style sports trainig and yearly competitions to students age 821 with mental retardation. http://www.mobilecountyspecialolympics.org

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167. Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board Bluegrass Regional Healthmental retardation Board is a non-profit, community based provider of quality mental health, mental retardation, http://www.bluegrass.org/

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168. Keystone Residence - Comprehensive Community Based Mental Retardation And Autism Provides comprehensive services to children and adults with mental retardation and their families in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, Franklin and Fulton Counties. http://www.keystonehumanservices.org/kr/kr.php

Welcome Agencies >Keystone Residence Select Resources for: Compliance Referrals Keystone Institute Workshop Registration Buy Event Tickets Families Service Dogs Self Advocates Partner/Funders Employment Researchers Mental Retardation Autism Donate Now Donate Bright Beginnings Ways to Help Harrisburg State Hospital Keystone Residence Services Staff Mission Events ... Contact Us Keystone Residence believes that all people have inherent value and the ability to be active and contributing members of society. Fundamental to this belief is a commitment to support people with developmental disabilities to gain meaningful life skills. Keystone Residence evaluates the latest trends, integrates best practices and focuses decision-making on the wants and needs of the people we support. Keystone Residence encourages long-term relationships and stresses the importance of natural supports, individuality, respect, choice and the dignity of risk. Keystone Residence supports over 250 people with mental retardation living in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, Franklin and Fulton Counties. People are supported in a variety of settingsranging from their own homes to agency owned homes. Keystone Residence is committed to the goal of a workforce that is sensitive to and reflects the rich cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity of the individuals and communities we serve. We are committed to equal opportunity in hiring, compensation, benefits, training, and promotion, regardless of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, or non job-related mental or physical disability. Employees are aware of the standards developed by the Consumer Council, a self-advocacy group that has merged with the local Speaking for Ourselves. These Standards are reviewed regularly by our employees in order to stay focused on what is important to people supported.

169. Mental Retardation Services Main Page mental retardation Services provided by the FairfaxFalls Church Community Services How to pay for mental retardation Services you receive from the CSB? http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/csb/mrs/mrsmain.htm

Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Mental Health Services Mental Retardation Services Volunteer Opportunities Fees for Services CSB Announcements, Notice of Privacy Practices ... (pdf file) Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board you are here homepage health and human services human services > mental retardation services Mental Retardation Services Mental Retardation Services provided by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board seek to empower and support persons with mental retardation to live, work, and participate in the community. By finding living arrangements, jobs, and other support services, MRS works to support individuals with mental retardation and their families to achieve a self-determined and valued lifestyle. To find answers to your questions, and more information about our organization, please follow the links on this page.

170. Cedar Lake System of related notfor-profit corporations designed to provide residential options, housing, specialized services and supports to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Includes list of services and contacts. http://www.cedarlake.org/

Magnolia Residential Building Updated 8/10/05 Webmaster Cedar Lake 7984 New LaGrange Road Louisville, KY 40222 tarmstrong@cedarlake.org

171. American Civil Liberties Union : Death Penalty : Mental Retardation mental retardation and the Death Penalty (09/04/2003) The execution of persons with mental retardation constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltylist.cfm?c=63

172. CAPT Mental Retardation Links Links on mental retardation Other Developmental Disabilities Hotlist on mental retardation A huge, alphabetized list of links related to mental http://www.psych-health.com/link-mr.htm

173. Welcome To Special Olympics Kentucky Provides yearround training and athletic competition for individuals with mental retardation. http://www.soky.org/

Upcoming Events Top Stories • Bowling Green SO to Hold First "Rebel Ride" Bicycle Event Find Out How. Special Olympics Kentucky Official Partners Special Olympics Kentucky 105 Lakeview Court Frankfort, KY 40601 soky@soky.org Revised Friday, September 2, 2005 Please contact us with any questions, comments or problems at soky@soky.org Special Olympics Kentucky

174. SERI Mental Retardation Resources The American Association on mental retardation Home page for AAMR, the national The ARC Home Page - A national organization on mental retardation, http://seriweb.com/mr.htm

SERI M ental R etardation Resources Special Olympics International home page - Special Olympics is a non-profit, international program of sports training and competition for individuals with mental retardation. Institute on Community Integration - Minnesota University Affiliated Program on Developmental Disabilities Research and Training Center on Residential Services and Community Living, Early Childhood Research Institute on Program Performance Measures, National Transition Network, College of Education and Human Development University of Minnesota Disability Research Unit (DRU) - A research unit within the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. Formally established in 1994, the Unit is involved in research on a wide range of disability-related issues. IASSID - The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (mental retardation and related developmental disabilities) is an international and interdisciplinary scientific organization to promote worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual disabilities. Students With Intellectual Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Teachers - Ministry of British Columbia Family Village - is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.

175. West Texas Centers For MHMR Offers mental health and mental retardation care services in Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Howard, Kent, Loving, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, Reeves, Runnels, Scurry, Terrell, Terry, Upton, Ward, Winkler, and Yoakum counties. http://www.wtcmhmr.org/

176. Expert Consensus Guideline Series - Patient Family Guides Psychiatric and Behavioral Problems in mental retardation Resource Guide. Get Acrobat Reader Some files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. http://www.psychguides.com/pfg14.php

177. The Arc Of Tuscaloosa County Devoted solely to promoting the welfare of persons with mental retardation and their families. It is the philosophy of The Arc that all persons with mental retardation are entitled to care treatment, and habilitation which will enable them to achieve maximum independence. http://www.dbtech.net/arc/

Home Mission Programs Officers ... Registration Welcome to the Arc The Arc of Tuscaloosa County The Arc of Tuscaloosa County is a local chapter of The Arc of Alabama and The Arc of the United States, a national organization on mental retardation. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides services to adults with mental retardation who reside in Tuscaloosa County. No one, with or without mental retardation, has attained a quality of life that is beyond improvement. If a high quality of life is to flourish for people with mental retardation, we must overcome discrimination, change expectations and create opportunities. This is what we do at The Arc of Tuscaloosa County. It’s been our mission since 1957 when we were chartered as a local chapter. Programs and services are designed to enable persons with mental retardation the opportunity to achieve maximum independence through the provision of day programming services, prevocational skills training, supported employment services, personal and systems advocacy, family counseling, and dissemination of information to the community. For information contact Barbara Carroll, Executive Director

178. Community Living, Inc. A private, nonprofit agency providing support and assistance to individuals with mental retardation. Includes details of service, volunteer opportunities, and contact form. http://www.communitylivinginc.com/

179. Mental Retardation: A Symptom And A Syndrome Full text of a paper published in the Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders . http://www.uab.edu/cogdev/mentreta.htm

MENTAL RETARDATION: A SYMPTOM AND A SYNDROME Fred J. Biasini, Ph.D. Lisa Grupe, M.A. Lisa Huffman, Ph.D. Norman W. Bray, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders . New York: Oxford University Press, in press. Mailing address: Department of Psychology and Civitan International Research Center, SC 313, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Phone: (205) 934-9768, FAX: (205) 975-6330. Send Internet email to: bray@cis.uab.edu Introduction The objective of this chapter is to provide the reader with an overview of mental retardation, a developmental disability with a long and sometimes controversial history. Following a brief historical overview, the current diagnostic criteria, epidemiological information and the status of dual diagnosis will be presented. Comprehensive assessment and common interventions will also be reviewed in some detail. Historical Perspective The plight of individuals with developmental disabilities has been dependent on the customs and beliefs of the era and the culture or locale. In ancient Greece and Rome, infanticide was a common practice. In Sparta, for example, neonates were examined by a state council of inspectors. If they suspected that the child was defective, the infant was thrown from a cliff to its death. By the second century A.D. individuals with disabilities, including children, who lived in the Roman Empire were frequently sold to be used for entertainment or amusement. The dawning of Christianity led to a decline in these barbaric practices and a movement toward care for the less fortunate; in fact, all of the early religious leaders, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, and Confucius, advocated human treatment for the mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, or infirmed (Sheerenberger, 1983).

180. Special Olympics Of Greater Knoxville Provides yearround sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. http://www.specialolympicsknoxville.org

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