The program's goal is total release from the institution (Dixon State School, Illinois) and return to and participation in the community by the retardate. (KW)

The mother of a mongoloid child recounts the child's development, attitudes of professionals, and the child's successful adaptation to a regular class. (DB)

Following 4 weeks of unsuccessful conventional therapy, five trainable mentally retarded males (CA 7-12 years) were placed in a behavior modification group-therapy-readiness program (BMP). Immediate gratification, short range delayed gratification, and long range delayed gratification were used. Teachers were encouraged to continue the BMP in…

The Resident-Environment Analysis by Levels Scales model is used to identify ways to rearrange the macro-environment of mentally retarded adults in order to allow for more independent social-community living. (Author)

Assessed was the degree to which classification of mental retardation levels based upon a measure of adaptive behavior (the Vineland Social Maturity Scale) differed from the classification based upon IQ for Negro and Caucasian children, 4 to 17 years of age. (Author)

The author argues that the fields of mental illness and mental retardation would profit from attempts to organize their phenomena under a common set of concepts. (GW)

This study examined attitudes toward the Special Olympics of 41 experts in mental retardation and 40 parents of Special Olympics participants. Generally, both groups viewed the program as highly beneficial, particularly in terms of social adjustment and life satisfaction. However, some experts noted segregative aspects of the program and parents…

Findings of 43 studies examining the effects of class placement on social adjustment of mentally retarded students were reviewed. Studies met the following criteria: (1) they investigated the class placement of mentally retarded students; (2) they included a dependent measure of social adjustment; and (3) they reported quantitative tests of…

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MENTAL AGE LEVEL AND DEGREE OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN TRAINABLE AND EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES WERE INVESTIGATED. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO ESTABLISH A GRADIENT OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES REPRESENTING PUBLIC SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, (2) TO…

The classroom behavior of 11 segregated and 11 integrated educable mentally retarded (EMR) children, 8 to 13 years of age, was compared on a 12-category observation schedule when all EMR children were in special classes, four months after some children had been reintegrated, and at the conclusion of an academic year. The results indicated that…

Moderately retarded institutionalized residents received 10 weeks of structured group counseling focused on five areas of social and personal adjustment. Results showed that in each of the above variables, the experimental group showed a greater mean score than that of the control group. (Author)