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Intellectual Disability

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28) Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:

34.57 Male, Single, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This man, a ploughman, is not very bright laughs and giggles if you speak to him, you cannot get a story out of him. No PA. Is very quiet, you cannot get a word out of him. Dr thinks this man is probably defective."

Dates: Other: January 1946

34.60 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This boy is backward, about 2 years retarded. Father a farm worker with bad eyesight. Nurse says these are peculiar people, the children are nice. Three roomed house for 6. Dirty. Reconditioned."


Relatives in survey: Siblings 34.61, 34.62, mother 34.65

Dates: Other: February 1946

34.61 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This girl is backward, about two years behind in school work."


Relatives in survey: Siblings 34.60, 34.62, mother 34.65

Dates: Other: February 1946

34.62 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This girl is about two years retarded in schoolwork."


Relatives in survey: Siblings 34.60, 34.61, mother 34.65

Dates: Other: February 1946

34.64 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, March 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This lad had an IQ of 70. It is not known what he is doing, most likely in forces. Decent people, no delinquency."


Relatives in survey: Father 34.11

Dates: Other: March 1946

34.65 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This woman is thouless, filthy, defective according to Dr. Family are a bad lot. Nurse thinks they are a peculiar people."


Relatives in survey: Children 34.60, 34.61, 34.62

Dates: Other: February 1946

34.74 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Suspected psychiatric illness, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This woman was a certified MD. "big soft lump, very very mental"."

Dates: Other: February 1946

35.14 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, July 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/34
Scope and Contents

"Schizophrenia in a mental defective. Farm worker. Clean house. Married, two children under school age, nurse says they are all right."

Dates: Other: July 1947

35.15 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/34
Scope and Contents

"IQ 78 now a joiner, living with parents and doing quite well. Clean house, respectable people. Minister thinks he is all right, doing well. Dr thinks he is OK."

Dates: Other: June 1947

35.16 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/34
Scope and Contents

"This child is dull. She is an adopted illegitimate child. She is wild and a bad influence. Nurse confirms - very slow, had to be kept back a year. Home conditions quite good. Minister confirms - a wooden child, suspicious, illegitimate. Mother was smart and versatile, had some sex trouble - another illegitimate. Now has a good job, said to be all right."

Dates: Other: June 1947