The acquisition of adaptive skills and behaviors by an individual who has been disabled since birth refers to:
a. training.
b. education.
c. development.
d. habilitation.
ANS: D
Habilitation refers to developing skills and behaviors in people who did not have the skills originally. Children who are disabled from birth have no skills to relearn and are habilitated rather than rehabilitated.
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