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ERIC Number: EJ064845
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Quo Vadis, AAMD?
Clausen, Johs
Journal of Special Education, 6, 1, 51-60, Spr 72
The American Association of Mental Dificiency's (AAMD) position on terminology and classification in mental retardation was reviewed in terms of the AAMD's definition of mental deificiency and the inclusion in the definition of mental deficiency of the concept of adaptive behavior. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Research Reviews (Publications), Theories
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Identifiers: American Association on Mental Deficiency