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ERIC Number: EJ553902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Developmental Principles of the Luckasson et al. (1992) AAMR Definition of Mental Retardation: A Retrospective.
Polloway, Edward A.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v32 n3 p174-78 Sep 1997
Discusses the revised definition of mental retardation in a 1992 manual by the American Association on Mental Retardation. The key principles that provided the foundation for the development of the new definition are described, including the paradigm shift from facility-based to services-based to supports-based models. (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Models, Social Attitudes, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Association on Mental Retardation
Note: Special Issue: Definitional Issues in Mental Retardation.