Explain why the major professional organization for people with significant cognitive or intellectual disabilities changed its name from the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
What will be an ideal response?
Students should describe the history of labels being used pejoratively, note the fact that "disability" has become a term used worldwide, and point out that the term "intellectual" is more accurate than "mental," given that "mental" is associated with emotions rather than intellect. Students might also make reference to the campaign to end the r-word.
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Chera Ganger is an inclusion teacher in a large elementary school. Generalizing from data presented in the text, Ganger is MOST likely to be assigned to work with a student with which type of disability?
a. visual or hearing impairment b. mental retardation c. orthopedic impairment d. speech or language impairment e. None of these answers.
_____ percent of all couples who can have children do have children
a. 60 b. 70 c. 80 d. 90
Removing a child's name from the detention list after late homework was completed is an example of
a. Type I punishment. b. negative reinforcement. c. positive reinforcement. d. spontaneous recovery.
The process of physical, intellectual, and emotional milestones experienced by all children is known as ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).