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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.
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/deathpenalty/
The Merck Manual -- Mental Retardation
Causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, with links to related disorders.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec...
The Family Village - Cognitive Disability / Mental Retardation
Directory of contact information for organizations and links to information.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_cdmr...
UVa Special Education: Resources on Mental Retardation
Definition with links to resources.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/cise...
Best Buddies
Best Buddies is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Best Buddies has grown from one chapter on one college campus to a vibrant, international organization involving participants annually on more than 500 middle school, high school and college campuses in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and Greece. In our 11 years of existence,
http://www.bestbuddies.org
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.
http://home.ptd.net/~jsamra
Mental Retardation and Psychiatry
Links to articles from psychiatric journals.
http://www.psychiatry.com/mr/
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) .
http://www.iassid.org/
Fact Sheet: Mental Retardation
Definition, causes, diagnosis, and information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt....
Psychiatric Assessment of the Person With Mental Retardation
Full text of a paper published in the Psychiatric Annals 27:3/March 1997.
http://www.psychiatry.com/mr/assessment.ht...
International Order of Alhambra
A fraternal order of Catholic men dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental retardation.
http://www.orderalhambra.org/
Mental Retardation: A Symptom and a Syndrome
Full text of a paper published in the "Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders".
http://www.uab.edu/cogdev/mentreta.htm
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
Journal information, table of contents, and online order form.
http://www.journals.wiley.com/1080-4013/
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
http://www.greenemrdd.org
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.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr/
Help Foundation
Serves children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in northeast Ohio - care, education, and housing.
http://www.helpfoundationinc.org
Down Home Ranch
Residential program for kids and adults with special needs. Camps available. Calendar of events and application links.
http://www.downhomeranch.org/
Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes
Database of structured descriptions of congenital abnormalities associated with mental retardation.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/synd...
Medlineplus - Mental retardation
Summary and links to information on causes.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/ar...
AAMR
AAMR is an international association that promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities.
http://www.aamr.org
Arc of Chester County
Empowering individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families.
http://www.arcofchestercounty.org
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.
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam...
National Association of QMRPs (NAQ)
Resource for research, networking, and addressing issues that concern Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (also known as Case Managers).
http://www.qmrp.org/
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