Descriptor
Source
| Mental Retardation | 3 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
| Community | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedStavis, Paul F. – Mental Retardation, 1989
Caselaw that functions as law until statutes are enacted has been characteristic of legal issues surrounding the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) diseases. In most cases such caselaw has protected the civil rights of persons with HIV/AIDS under established law as well as the traditions of Western…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Diseases
Peer reviewedRubinstein, Arye – Mental Retardation, 1989
The article reviews issues of diagnosis and treatment of children with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection. A spectrum of clinical signs is correlated with serological results. The intense central nervous system involvement typically present in childhood cases is examined. (DB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases
Peer reviewedHopkins, Karen M. – Mental Retardation, 1989
Young children with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) of perinatal origin often present with increasing medical and developmental problems after the first half year of life. Most eventually require foster care; some are integrated in intervention or preschool services; others are in segregated educational programs. Family supports and specialized…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Confidentiality, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
