Abuse of mentally handicapped adults

Abuse of mentally handicapped adults.

A Working Community for Mentally Handicapped Adults

SEVEN miles from Aberdeen, on the lovely road to Braemar, lies the Newton Dee Estate, recognised by the Ministry of Labour as a sheltered workshop for the mentally handicapped. There is a fundamental difference between it and most other "sheltered workshops," for it is a social experiment, and all who are there not only share the working life, but live together as a really integrated village co...

Are the medical needs of mentally handicapped adults being met?

This paper reports on the apparent inadequate level of primary medical care provided to many of the 151 mentally handicapped people who attend an adult training centre. A large number of common medical problems were identified that were not known to the general practitioners and/or were not being managed, including problems known to be associated with Down's syndrome. Many trainees were further...

Education of Mentally Handicapped Children

This is an excellent text book for teachers and other professional workers concerned with the education of the mentally handicapped. It deals mainly with "special class" teaching which is equivalent to teaching in schools and classes for educationally subnormal pupils in this country. It would also however have particular value for teachers of older children and adults in Occupation Centres. A ...

When the Mentally Handicapped Paint