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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.
» Arc of Chester County - Empowering individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» Down Home Ranch - Working farm and ranch for those with mental handicaps.
» Greene County Board of Mental Retardation - A description of the programs and services available through the Greene County, Ohio, Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
» Help Foundation - Serves children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in northeast Ohio - care, education, and housing.
» 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) .
» International Order of Alhambra - A fraternal order of Catholic men dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental retardation.
» 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.
» Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes - Database of structured descriptions of congenital abnormalities associated with mental retardation.
» Kristina House Foundation - Florida-based foundation which provides care for the developmentally disabled. Information on services, news, as well as donation information.
» Medlineplus - Mental retardation - Summary and links to information on causes.
» Mental Retardation Fact Sheet - Definition, teaching tips, and contact information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
» Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews - Journal information, table of contents, and online order form.
» Mental Retardation and Psychiatry - Links to articles from psychiatric journals.
» Mental Retardation. ERIC Digest E528 - Basic information on mental retardation including definitions, statistics, educational implications, and additional readings.
» Mental Retardation: A Symptom and a Syndrome - Full text of a paper published in the "Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders".
» National Association of QMRPs (NAQ) - Resource for research, networking, and addressing issues that concern Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (also known as Case Managers).
» President's Committee on Mental Retardation - The PCMR acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to programs and services for persons with mental retardation.
» Psychiatric Assessment of the Person With Mental Retardation - Full text of a paper published in the Psychiatric Annals 27:3/March 1997.
» The Arc - Voluntary organization committed to the welfare of children and adults with mental retardation and their families.
» The Family Village - Cognitive Disability / Mental Retardation - Directory of contact information for organizations and links to information.
» The Merck Manual -- Mental Retardation - Causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, with links to related disorders.
» UVa Special Education: Resources on Mental Retardation - Definition with links to resources.