PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Intellectual Disability, Behavioural Sciences, Differential Diagnosis
8 Oct 2013
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There is a wide range for what is considered normal , outside of this range, differences are often extreme enough to draw attention. Parents and family members of those with intellectual disabilities have led, promoted, and participated in change movements that have altered society"s view of people with disabilities. Before 1800s, having intellectual disabilities was not considered an urgent social problem in any society because those with more severe disabilities were either killed or died of natural causes at an early age. Those with mild id could function fairly well in an agrarian society. Socioeconomic conditions have influenced human understanding and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities as well. Primitive tribes often looked on mental and physical differences with fear or as signs of disgrace, largely because of the stigma associated with such conditions. Throughout history, political authority has also been a force in determining the lot of people with id.
