Studied was the functioning of 12 retarded married couples in which both partners evidenced some degree of mental retardation (IQs ranged from 40 to 84). (DB)

Youthful prison inmates (N=170) with mental retardation were studied to evaluate adjustment to incarceration, based on the frequency of five disciplinary infractions: hygiene violations, noncompliance with authority, assault on an inmate, assault on a correctional officer, and attempted escape. Results showed that subjects demonstrated poor…

Three major aspects of mental retardation and criminal justice are examined: myths frequently associated with the relationship of mental retardation and criminality; mistreatment of the mentally retarded offender in the criminal justice system; and the perils of reform in the field of mental retardation and criminal justice. (Author)

Forty-nine previously institutionalized mentally retarded females living in the community were studied to determine occurrence of sex-related problems leading to social and economic repercussions and to discover possible relationships between sex-related incidents while institutionalized and socio-sexual problems after discharge. (Author/KW)

Results suggested that generally no marked differences in adaptive social behavior across the three groups occurred. (Author/SB)

The authors review research developments in the assessment and training of social skills with mentally retarded populations. A number of issues are discussed, including the need for totally individually tailored programs and the incorporation of the more subtle aspects of social competency into social skills training. (Author)

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a genetic form of mental retardation, involves a myriad of physical and behavioral problems. Poor social adjustment has been reported, but the origin of this difficulty is unknown. The Social Attribution Task, a measure of one's ability to make appropriate social attributions from an ambiguous visual display [Klin…

Background: The international literature has documented that self-determination is impacted by environmental factors, including living or work settings; and by intraindividual factors, including intelligence level, age, gender, social skills and adaptive behaviour. In addition, self-determination has been correlated with improved quality of life…

Described are administrative decisions, personnel factors and adjustment considerations involved in a British firm's hiring of nine mentally retarded adults from a training center. (CL)

The article critically examines the longitudinal survey by W. Baller, D. Charles, and E. Miller of the occupational and social ajustment of the mentally handicapped (1935-1967). (DLS)

Investigated were measures of impulsivity and the sense of control over one's destiny, and their relationship to personal and social adjustment in mildly or borderline retarded adolescent males. (KW)