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View Post: Elvis Sightings: Intellectual Disability
25 Nov 2009 by JoyMama  
this legislation would substitute the outdated, stigmatizing terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” with the terms “intellectual disability” and “individual with an intellectual disability” in federal health, education and ...
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View Post: Foodborne Illness May Cause Kidney Failure, Mental Retardation and ...
20 Nov 2009 by Nicole McEwen  
The study tracked five foodborne illnesses – campylobacter, E.coli, listeria monocytogenes, salmonella and toxoplasma gondii – and found that they could cause kidney failure, paralysis, seizures, and mental retardation. ...
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View Post: Defense Newsletter Blog: Hunter: Mental Retardation Tolls AEDPA ...
20 Nov 2009 by Tim Cone  
18, 2009), the Court held that despite the fact that an Alabama inmate missed the deadline for filing a federal habeas petition by eight years, because of his mental retardation he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on whether the ...
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View Post: Re: acedemic and mental retardation
24 Nov 2009 by Sameer  
thank you bhuwanji, he is my brother, he is certified by civil surgeon as mentally retarded. his IQ is less than half of his age- Surgeon he can't calculate rather logical unit is not working. he can rember person but not figures. he is ...
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View Post: Senate Law Seeks to Replace “Mental Retardation” with ...
23 Nov 2009 by Joel  
November 18, 2009 Senate Law Seeks to Replace “Mental Retardation” with “Intellectual Disability” – Community Applauds Press Release from Senator Mikulski (11/17/09): SENATOR MIKULSKI INTRODUCES BILL TO STRIKE TERMS “MENTAL RETARDATION” ...
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View Post: Is The Term Mental Retardation Derogatory? : Be In The Know NJ
18 Nov 2009 by rosie  
Is the term mental retardation derogatory? Read this special report done by ABC News. ABC News, November 18, 2009 — By Susan Donaldson James. On any given day at the mall, the sports field or the movies, 8-year-old Rosa Marcellino hears ...
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View Post: Critical Gene for Brain Development, Mental Retardation Identified ...
16 Nov 2009
When the process goes awry, neurodevelopmental disorders such as mental retardation, dyslexia or autism may result. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have now discovered that establishing ...
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View Post: Senators Propose Replacing 'Mental Retardation' With 'Intellectual ...
18 Nov 2009 by admin  
The federal government would replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” throughout health, education and labor policy under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Senate. The legislation would not change the services ...
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