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Owen starts the series as non-disabled but catches meningitis. His mobility and speech are both profoundly affected and the actor used his own condition, Cerebral Palsy, and his experience of having to learn to walk again after major surgery to portray the character's journey through rehabilitation. Zak Ford-Williams [125] 2024 Matthew Shardlake
Dasein ohne Leben – Psychiatrie und Menschlichkeit (Existence Without Life – Psychiatry and Humanity) is a 1942 Nazi propaganda film [1] about the physically and mentally disabled. The film labeled inherited mental illness as a threat to public health and society, and called for extermination of those affected.
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), [3] and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), [4] [5] [6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
Borderline intellectual functioning, previously called borderline mental retardation (in the ICD-8), [1] is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (generally an IQ of 70–85), [2] but the deficit is not as severe as intellectual disability (below 70). It is sometimes called below average IQ (BAIQ).
Mental disability may refer to: Developmental disability , a chronic condition due to mental or physical impairments arising before adulthood Disabilities affecting intellectual abilities , medical conditions affecting cognitive ability including:
The 20 minute video places a high priority on teaching the intellectually disabled about sex so that they will not make inappropriate sexual comments, expose parts of their bodies, masturbate in public, be involved in unplanned pregnancies, or become victims of rape or molestation. It also notes that the goal of teachers should be to explain ...
The Disabled or Disabled people May be offensive to some, [1] [17] [22] who may prefer "person with a disability" or "people with health conditions or impairments". [7] However, many people prefer "disabled person" or "disabled people", in part due to the social model of disability. [27] [28] [29] Disorder [30] Dotard [31] Downie: Used of ...
Camarillo State Mental Hospital (1936–1997), Camarillo, California Gardner Sanitarium (1900–1922), Ralston Hall , Belmont, California [ 1 ] Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center (1921–2015), Pomona, California