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Peer reviewedDenning, Christopher B.; Chamberlain, Jolie A.; Polloway, Edward A. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study investigated the impact of the American Association on Mental Retardation's 1992 manual that provided an alternative approach to mental retardation definition and classification. Forty-four states indicated they based their guidelines on the 1983 manual, four states reported using the 1992 manual, and three used neither model. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedSandieson, Robert – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Three databases were analyzed to investigate the range and frequency of terms in the field of mental retardation/developmental disabilities. The most prevalent term over the last 15 years was "mentally retarded." The terms "cognitive impairment" and "developmental disabilities" have been used more frequently in the last five years. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classification, Databases
Peer reviewedConyers, Carole; Martin, Toby L.; Martin, Garry L.; Yu, Dickie – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study examined all research articles published in four journals from 1993-2001. Approximately two-thirds of the articles consistently described participants by the diagnostic categories from the 1983 American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) diagnostic manual. An average of 10% of the articles described participants in terms of the 1992…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Children, Classification
