The Story of Intellectual Disability : An Evolution of Meaning, Understanding, and Public Perception.

Cover -- Book Title -- Contents -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Intellectual Disability Construct -- Chapter 2: At the Dawn of Civilization: Intellectual Disability in Prehistory and Ancient Times (9000 BCE to 500 CE) -- Chapter 3: Poverty and the Emergence of Charity: Intellectual Disability in the Middle Ages (500 CE to 1500 CE) -- Chapter 4: Idiocy and Early Modern Law: Intellectual Disability in Early Modern Times (1500 CE to 1799 CE) -- Chapter 5: The Development of Systems of Supports: Intellectual Disability in Middle Modern Times (1800 CE to 1899 CE) -- Chapter 6: In Search of a Science: Intellectual Disability in Late Modern Times (1900 to 1930) -- Chapter 7: Isolation, Enlargement, and Economization: Intellectual Disability in Late Modern Times (1930 CE to 1950 CE) -- Chapter 8: The Parent Movement: Late Modern Times (1950 CE to 1980 CE) -- Chapter 9: The Self-Advocacy Movement: Late Modern Times (1980 CE to Present) -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.