Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
42.27 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, March 1947
"Very dull girl. Has left school."
Relatives in survey: father 42.26, siblings 42.28
42.28 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, March 1947
"Distinctly dull, had to be shifted down a class."
Relatives in survey: father 42.26, siblings 42.27
42.29 Female, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, High grade mental defective, February 1947
"Deaf, mental and troublesome. Said to have had 4-5 children to her own father."
Relatives in survey: children 42.13, 42.10, 3.60
43.10 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Other organic psychoses, January 1946
"This child had a fit just before Christmas - was thought to have meningitis but didn't. Housing very good, clean, not overcrowded. Nurse says she was always a backward child, very slow to learn to speak. Dr confirms that she is subnormal. Her convulsive seizures at Christmas were probably hysterical - she had had too much excitement."
Relatives in survey: Father 43.11
43.11 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, April 1946
"This man is a little bit subnormal, grins inanely."
Relatives in survey: daughter 43.10
43.12 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, January 1946
"This boy had an IQ of 74 at school. Is now working as a herd. Not very bright, used to tell pointless lies and make things up, educationally retarded. Very decent people but rough."
43.16 Female, Married, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, February 1946
"This woman is "no very smart". Dr confirmed that she is definitely dull. Nurse says she is feckless. She has moved about a lot. Housing: Two rooms and a place between. Outside sanitation. Harmonious. Dr says this woman is definitely soft and thinks the children will be too."
Relatives in survey: mother 29.167, husband 43.17
43.17 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, February 1946
"This is a queer wee man, seems very dull, takes no interest in anyting except smoking. Minister confirms this man is dull. Dr thinks the man is all right."
Relatives in survey: wife 43.16
44.10 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, July 1945
"This boy has an IQ of about 72 and is to go to the Special Class in [area]. He was not good enough to sit the control exam. His parents are very worried about him and his father is seeing the Director of Education as he wants to protest against the stigma involved. The boy is very shy and needs a lot of help. Large farm, clean. Decent people."
Relatives in survey: Father 44.8, mother 44.9, siblings 44.11
44.11 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1945
"This boy is as slow as his brother and may turn out even slower. He is good with his hands, can read and write. Quite popular, not bullied. Nice looking child."
Relatives in survey: Father 44.8, mother 44.9, siblings 44.10