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Intellectual Disability

 Subject

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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:

30.150 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"IQ 79, not very bad. Mother 40-50, a widow, takes boarded out children, has the reputation of not being very honest. Good home, rather rough."

Dates: Other: December 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.151 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"Very backward boy (70-). Now working on a farm. Father a farm labourer, very delicate. Mother, about 40, very good manager. Were bombed out of last home. Very clean home."


Brother: 30.152

Dates: Other: November 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.152 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, Head injury, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"Backward boy, still in the primary. They have shifted about a lot. Bad attender, not stupid. Had a severe head injury - a long time off owing to this, nervous."


Sibling: 30.151

Dates: Other: November 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.153 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"IQ was 74. Now working at a garage, nothing wrong with him. Dr thinks he is all right."


Brother: 30.154

Dates: Other: November 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.154 Male, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"Very backward, like his brother. Has a TB hip. A weakling all his days, brought up in cotton wool."


Brother: 30.153

Dates: Other: November 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

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

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"Dull, IQ just over 80."


Siblings: 30.23, 30.166

Dates: Other: June 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.157 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and Backward, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"A bit soft, no just right. Goes a lot to dances."


Mother: 30.72

Dates: November 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

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

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"IQ 72"


Sibling: 30.165

Dates: Other: June 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

30.159 Male, Single, 14 yrs and backward, Dull and backward, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"Not getting on at school, seems just to be dead dull. Father a farm worker. Mother aged 25-30, very devoted. Father not such a good specimen. Clean house."

Dates: Other: June 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30

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

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29
Scope and Contents

"This girl is very dull. Father on the railway, the gods knows what he does. Mother away. Illegitimate, lives with aunt. Clean house."

Dates: Other: June 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 30