We have created a series of Kids' Quests
designed to get kids to think about people with disabilities and some of
the issues related to participation in daily activities, health, and
accessibility. The Quests were written for children in 4th through 6th
grades, but can be modified by teachers or parents for use with children
of other ages and abilities. Each Quest takes kids through a series of
steps that encourage them to use the Internet to learn about a
disability and the effect it has on a child's life.
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Where can I go to learn more about mental retardation?
National Information Center on Children and Youth
with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues
for families, teachers, and other professionals. NICHCY has a fact sheet
about mental retardation that includes general information on topics
such as diagnosis and causes as well as tips for parents and teachers.
NICHCY staff will also give information and referrals over the phone
(800-695-0285) or by email
(nichcy@aed.org).
[In English:
General Information about Mental Retardation]
[En Español: El
Retraso Mental]
MEDLINEplus: Developmental Disabilities
MEDLINEplus is an online service of the National Library of Medicine.
MEDLINEplus is designed to link you to information on specific health
topics, including developmental disabilities. Information about mental
retardation is included on the Developmental Disabilities page.
MEDLINEplus brings together information from many sources and is updated
every day. This page includes information on the latest news, general
overviews, clinical trials, coping, diagnosis and symptoms, research,
specific conditions, law and policy, organizations, children, seniors.
Some materials are in Spanish.
[In English:
MEDLINEplus Health Information: Developmental Disabilities]
[En Español:
MEDLINEplus Información de Salud: Discapacidad de Desarrollo]
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD) Publications
NCBDDD staff have written many scientific articles on mental
retardation. These articles examine such topics as how common mental
retardation is, and factors such as low birth weight or smoking during
pregnancy that increase the risk that a child will have mental
retardation. You can see a list of these papers (starting in 1990) by
using the keyword search on the NCBDDD publications Web page. Choose
"mental retardation" in the keyword box on the search page. You can
choose whether you want the list to be sorted by author or by date. You
can also choose to have the list appear with or without graphics. Click
on the Submit button. You will see a list of papers that are about
mental retardation. The list will include the complete reference for
each paper and a link to an abstract of the paper or to the full text,
when available. [Go
to NCBDDD publications keyword search page]
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Date: October 29, 2005
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities