Social Competence and Mental Handicap
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^ailliere Tindall and Russell, 45s. the author points out, probably ^ore time and energy have been sPent over the past 100 years in e*ploring why some individuals are ^ntally defective than in investigating their training and treatment, 'his book provides a critical review present methods of educating training the mentally handi
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