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1. Mental retardation in children : an epidemiological and etiological study of mentally retarded children born 1959-1970 in a northern Swedish county
Abstract : In an unselected series of mentally retarded children in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden, the annual incidence of children with severe mental retardation (SMR) (IQ < 50) and alive at the age of one year decreased from 5.3 per 1,000 in 1959 - 1963 to 3.1 per 1,000 in 1967 -1970. READ MORE
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2. Genetic studies of children with mental retardation
Abstract : Mental retardation (MR) is characterised by significant limitations in intellectual function and adaptive behaviour. It is estimated that MR affects up to 3% of the population in Europe. Patients with MR are an aetiologically heterogeneous group. Approximately 25-35% of the patients have a genetic diagnosis. READ MORE
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3. Adults with Autism and Mental Retardation. A Life-Span Perspective
Abstract : A review of the literature with a life-span perspective on autism gave rise to the formulation of a general research problem: Can demographic factors, individual factors, and social factors (i.e. READ MORE
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4. "Socialt problem" eller "Som andra och i gemenskap med andra" : Föreställningar om människor med utvecklingsstörning
Abstract : The background of the present study is an interest in how human capacities and limitations have been perceived during the 20th century in Sweden. The empirical work concemes the discursive constitution of the needs and resources of people who have been considered mentally handicapped. READ MORE
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5. Occupation-based evaluation and intervention : validity of the assessment of motor and process skills when used with persons with mental retardation
Abstract : The ability to perform everyday life occupations is a critical component in both evaluation and intervention for persons with mental retardation (MR). While the ability to perform personal and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL) has always been important for occupational therapy (OT) practice, there is an absence in OT literature and research with a focus on ADL and persons with MR. READ MORE