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- American Association on Mental Retardation - Promotes global development and dissemination of progressive policies, research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities.
www.aamr.org
- Best Buddies International, Inc. - Enhances the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Site describes programs and gives contact information.
www.bestbuddies.org
- Children Who Are Mentally Retarded - From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, this defines what mental retardation means and how children are thriving in our communities today.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/retarded.htm
- Death Penalty and Mental Retardation in the U.S.A. - Since the U.S. death penalty was reinstated in 1976, at least thirty-five people with MR have been executed in the United States. They cannot understand fully what they did wrong. Many cannot even comprehend the punishment that awaits them.
www.hrw.org/campaigns/deathpenalty
- International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) - An international and interdisciplinary scientific organization to promote worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual disabilities (mental retardation and related developmental disabilities) .
www.waisman.wisc.edu/iassid/index.html
- It's OK to Be Different - Highlights some of the ways students with multiple disabilities and mental retardation are taught. Includes informational links to some of the conditions the students in this class possess.
home.ptd.net/~jsamra
- Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes - Database of structured descriptions of congenital abnormalities associated with mental retardation.
www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/syndrome_title.html
- Life Skills for Students with Mental Retardation - Links to related Internet resources, Internet discussion groups, and selected citations from the ERIC database.
www.cec.sped.org/main/sitedex.html
- Medlineplus - Mental retardation - Causes listed by category.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm
- Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews - Journal information, table of contents, and online order form.
www.journals.wiley.com/1080-4013
- Mental Retardation and Psychiatry - Links to articles from psychiatric journals.
www.psychiatry.com/mr
- Mental Retardation Fact Sheet - Definition, teaching tips, and contact information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm
- Mental Retardation. ERIC Digest E528 - Basic information on mental retardation including definitions, statistics, educational implications, and additional readings.
www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed372593.html
- Mental Retardation: A Symptom and a Syndrome - Full text of a paper published in the "Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders".
www.uab.edu/cogdev/mentreta.htm
- Murdoch Center Foundation - A nonprofit corporation dedicated to education, training, research, information dissemination, and professional development in the field of mental retardation.
www.murdochfoundation.org
- National Association of QMRPs (NAQ) - Resource for research, networking, and addressing issues that concern Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (also known as Case Managers).
www.qmrp.org
- Psychiatric Assessment of the Person With Mental Retardation - Full text of a paper published in the Psychiatric Annals 27:3/March 1997.
www.psychiatry.com/mr/assessment.html
- The Family Village - Cognitive Disability / Mental Retardation - Directory of contact information for organizations and links to information.
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_cdmr.htm
- The Merck Manual -- Mental Retardation - Causes, diagnosis, and treatment, with links to related disorders.
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec23/255.htm
- UVa Special Education: Resources on Mental Retardation - Definition with links to resources.
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/cise/ose/categories/mr.html
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