Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
2.24 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, Epilepsy, June 1945
"This girl has an IQ of 73. She is a solemn and heavy child, can read and write a little, is two classes retarded. Dr confirms - she has a TB gland in her neck. District nurse saw her in a fit which from its description was epileptic."
Relatives in survey: father 2.23, siblings 2.26, 2.19, mother 2.22
2.25 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, June 1945
"This boy is very backward at school, can read but can't write, can't do sums. He is a delicate child. Well fed and clean boy. Dr confirms delicateness, had an appendix abscess. Father is rather nervous and highly strung. Yodels."
Relatives in survey: mother 2.60
2.26 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, June 1945
"This girl has an IQ of 77. [female teacher] considers her very dull. She can read and write but is two classes retarded. Impudent and glib. "
Relatives in survey: Father 2.23, siblings 2.24, 2.19, mother 2.22
2.30 Male, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, November 1944
"This boy is certified as an educable defective. He attended Special Classes. He was deaf. He is now in the Navy. Formerly worked on a farm."
Relatives in survey: 2.31, 2.28, 2.29
23.1 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward , May 1946
Questionnaires for persons in Area 23. Indexed.
2.31 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, June 1945
"This girl is described by [female teacher] as awfully stupid. Personally very dirty. Dismissed from school."
Relatives in survey: 2.28, 2.29, 2.30
23.2 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward , May 1946
Questionnaires for persons in Area 23. Indexed.
2.33 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Idiocy, June 1945
"This girl is a "pure imbecile" lies in bed all day, can do nothing for herself but gives no trouble and can be left. Clean home, well-to-do, no quarreling."
23.3 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward , May 1946
Questionnaires for persons in Area 23. Indexed.
2.34 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1945
"This boy is still in the first infant class. He suffers from asthma and dermatitis. Has missed a lot of schooling - 151 attendances out of a possible 358. Teacher does not think he is defective despite his poor performance. Father has worked as a shepherd and a gardener. Housing - biggish farm house, very remote. Probably dirty, [subject] has a dirty head."
Relatives in survey: mother 2.35