TY - JOUR
T1 - Career paths through mental retardation services
T2 - An epidemiological perspective
AU - Richardson, Stephen A.
AU - Koller, Helene
AU - Katz, Mindy
AU - McLaren, Janice
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgemenr-This study was supported by the Foundation for Child Development, The William T. Grant Foundation, The Easter Seal Research Foundation, The National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Grant No. HD07907, The Scottish Home and Health Department, and the Social Science Research Council of the United Kingdom. The authors wish to thank Professor Raymond Illsley and Gordon Horobin of the M.R.C. for their help and support.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Children born during a five year period, resident in a British city, and administratively defined as mentally retarded were followed up at age 22. Age specific prevalence rates ranged from 2.5/1000 at age 5 to 14.7/1000 at age 11. The various mental retardation services for children and adults are described and the frequencies with which different paths through services were followed are given. Almost threequarters of those who had been at a school for educable, mentally retarded children received no services in the young adult period. The distributions of various associated disabilities among those receiving different services after leaving school are given. These illustrate the multiple problems presented by those who continue to require services in adulthood. The epidemiologic data presented provide a basis for estimating service needs.
AB - Children born during a five year period, resident in a British city, and administratively defined as mentally retarded were followed up at age 22. Age specific prevalence rates ranged from 2.5/1000 at age 5 to 14.7/1000 at age 11. The various mental retardation services for children and adults are described and the frequencies with which different paths through services were followed are given. Almost threequarters of those who had been at a school for educable, mentally retarded children received no services in the young adult period. The distributions of various associated disabilities among those receiving different services after leaving school are given. These illustrate the multiple problems presented by those who continue to require services in adulthood. The epidemiologic data presented provide a basis for estimating service needs.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0270-3092(84)80019-3
DO - 10.1016/S0270-3092(84)80019-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 6232896
AN - SCOPUS:0021296681
SN - 0270-3092
VL - 5
SP - 53
EP - 67
JO - Applied Research In Mental Retardation
JF - Applied Research In Mental Retardation
IS - 1
ER -
