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Intellectual Disability

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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:

1.309 Male, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: May 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 1

1.310 Female, 25-34 yrs, High grade mental defective, April 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: April 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 1

1.311 Male, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: September 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 1

1.313 Female, 35-44 yrs, High grade mental defective, June 1947

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

"A traipse, just drags her family up, doesn't appreciate the importance of things. Children were all running about "bare-naked" in the snow."

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 1

13.14 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/12
Scope and Contents

"This man is mentally below par - [Doctor]. Lives at home and works on a farm. Single. Peculiar kind of fellow, quiet, you can never get a talk with him, just stands and looks at you. A wee bit on the mental side, soft , doesn't mix well."


Relatives in survey: Mother 13.13

Dates: September 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 13

1.315 Female, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

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 1

13.16 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/12
Scope and Contents

"This boy has an I.Q. of 78. Father a shepherd. Sister being treated for VD."


Relatives in survey: Siblings 13.18, 13.17

Dates: September 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 13

13.17 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, October 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/12
Scope and Contents

"This girl left school this summer. Headmaster says she was very backward, a bad attender."


Relatives in survey: Brother 13.15

Dates: October 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 13

13.19 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Epilepsy, September 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/12
Scope and Contents "This child is epileptic, took fits in the bus and in school - sometimes as many as three in a day. Dull, couldn't read or write, very naughty, exposed herself. In the end the teacher took her off the roll, without the Director's sanction. Mother, dead, was hysterical - the abnormality was thought to be on her side. Cancer. Father a shepherd. Clean home when mother was alive, well cared for, no overcrowded. Since mother's recent death they haved moved. No P.A. Doctor confirms: only half of...
Dates: September 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 13

13.20 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, September 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/12
Scope and Contents

"This boy had an IQ of 70; teacher confirms that he was very dull. He was a nuisance at school. Working? House clean. No P.A."


Relatives in survey: Siblings 13.21, 13.22

Dates: September 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 13