People with mental retardation were once legally defined with the terms idiot, moron or feeble-minded. But they say the current term, mental retardation isn't acceptable either. Debate continues ...

Despite decades of research, mental retardation remains an amorphous concept defined not in black and white but in ever-changing shades of gray. As recently as 40 years ago, the condition was ...

At trial, he did not claim mental retardation, and he was sentenced to death. The dispute — and the attention the case has received — stems from Hill's intellectual capabilities.

Only two claims of mental retardation have been successful in those states since 2002, according to a Cornell University study. That's about 2 percent, compared to a 28 percent success rate in the ...

· Learning disabilities are not the same as mental retardation. By definition, someone with a learning disability has intelligence in the average or above-average range (above 70).

Mental retardation is a severe disorder that affects approximately two percent of the general population. Over the last few years, several genes have been identified to cause this disorder, ...

Florida, like nine other states (Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington), uses 70 as its cutoff for establishing mental retardation.

In a few cases, people with mental retardation have been going on to college and earning credits without enrolling in special programs. Among them is Katherine Apostolides, ...

Likewise, not all children with mental retardation have autism, but many do meet the criteria for autism. So, children with autism or mental retardation can be viewed as two groups who overlap ...

In 1956 Dine 6 found congenital methemoglobinemia in 2 brothers, 1 of whom had mental retardation. The purpose of the present communication is to present further observations on this family (now a ...

Eva Aguirre, executive director of the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation, is noticeably upbeat as she makes the rounds on the 6.7-acre campus, greeting clients by name and sharing ...