What were individuals diagnosed with intellectual developmental disorder often misunderstood as until the mid-nineteenth century?
Persons suffering from mental disorders or medical conditions
What has been a significant gain in the field of intellectual developmental disorder over the past century?
Greater understanding and importance of early identification and intervention
What was the term revised in the 2022 text revision of the DSM-5-TR?
Intellectual developmental disorder
Which classification system aligns with the term ‘disorders of intellectual development’?
World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, eleventh revision (ICD-11)
What three core features should clinicians look for to diagnose intellectual developmental disorder?
What term was removed from the diagnostic manual in 2013 to reduce stigma?
Mental retardation
What organization was renamed to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) in 2007?
American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
Intellectual developmental disorder is classified as what type of disorder?
Neurodevelopmental disorder
What are the impairments produced by neurodevelopmental disorders like intellectual developmental disorder?
Social, personal, academic, or occupational functioning
What are the three essential elements defining intellectual developmental disorder?
Modern definitions of intellectual developmental disorder consider a person’s intellectual functioning in relation to what?
Typical for that individual’s same-aged peers
What factors must be considered in determining a deficit or disability in intellectual developmental disorder?
True or False: The diagnostic label for intellectual developmental disorder has remained the same over the years.
False
What has the development of understanding of causes and treatment of intellectual developmental disorder been influenced by?
Historical context of the disorder
What have persons with intellectual and other disabilities endured throughout recorded history?
Misunderstanding and rejection from society due to fear and ignorance.
This reflects a long-standing stigma against individuals with disabilities.
What significant shift in thinking occurred by the end of the eighteenth century regarding children with intellectual disabilities?
Historical events such as the discovery of Victor, the ‘wild boy of Aveyron’, and humanitarian efforts to assist oppressed groups prompted a shift.
These events highlighted the need for understanding and support for individuals with disabilities.
By the mid-nineteenth century, where had the concept of intellectual developmental disorder spread?
From France and Switzerland to much of Europe and North America.
This spread was crucial in shaping attitudes and care for individuals with IDD.
Who was Dr. Samuel G. Howe and what was his contribution?
He convinced contemporaries that training and educating those with intellectual developmental disorder was a public responsibility and opened the first humanitarian institution in North America.
The institution was the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth.
What role did parents of children with IDD play in the mid-20th century?
They advanced a perspective for long-term care that differed from public and professional opinions, creating local diagnostic and guidance centers.
Parents sought humane care and support for their children.
What organization was formed by parents in 1950 to support individuals with IDD?
The Arc (formerly the National Association for Retarded Children).
The organization aimed to study, prevent, and care for persons with intellectual developmental disorder.
What significant action did President John F. Kennedy take in 1962 regarding intellectual developmental disorder?
He formed the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation and called for a national program to combat intellectual developmental disorder.
His personal connection through his sister influenced his commitment to this cause.
What media exposés in the 1960s increased public awareness regarding the treatment of persons with IDD?
Exposés on the use of solitary confinement and restraints for persons with IDD.
These exposés sparked outrage and demanded better treatment for individuals with disabilities.
True or False: The understanding of intellectual developmental disorder was well-established by the 1940s.
False.
Little was known about IDD or its causes at that time.
Fill in the blank: The Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth was the first _______ for persons with intellectual developmental disorder in North America.
[humanitarian institution].
This institution marked a significant step in the care and education of individuals with IDD.