Mental Retardation Intellectual Disabilities James Patton

Mental Retardation/ Intellectual Disabilities Best & Promising Practices

Honor and pleasure to be here Pleased see so many people Honored to be among esteemed colleagues from Per ú and other countries Excited about the international feel to the Congress

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James Patton Background 30 years +

Teaching

Writing/Research

Five Areas of Interest …
classroom management/ organization
study skills instruction
transition assessment
research -- MR/ID
MR forensics

“ Death Penalty Issues Following Atkins ” James R. Patton Denis W. Keyes Journal: Exceptionality

Basic Information On Mental Retardation/ Intellectual Disabilities

Major Misconceptions about Persons with MR
“ childlike”
homogeneous group
incapable
visibility of “mild” mr

“ Cloak of Competence”
denial of their MR
attempt to pass as normal
use of a benefactor (support)

Terminology
Historical
Current
Emerging

Traditional Components of MR Definitions
significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning
limitations in adaptive skill areas/ adaptive behavior
developmental period

Key Sources
American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual -- Fourth Edition -- Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) -- 2000
American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) -- 2002

AAMR (2002)
“ Mental retardation” is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. This disability originates before age 18 .

Key Characteristics
Attention
Use of mediational strategies
Memory
Generalized learning
Motivation
Cognitive development
Language development
Academic development
Sociobehavioral considerations
naivet é /gullibility
Physical
Health

Current Practices of Note

General Practices
lifespan philosophy
comprehensive assessment & planning
intervene early
involve families
empower students

School Setting
inclusion
literacy skills
pragmatic language
functional needs
self-determination
work preparation

Placement Trends (% students in a given setting)

School Setting
inclusion
literacy skills
pragmatic language
functional needs
self-determination
work preparation

Literacy Skills
Reading
Writing
Math

School Setting
inclusion
literacy skills
pragmatic language
functional needs
self-determination
work preparation

Employment
Further Education/
Training
Daily Living
Leisure Activities
Community Participation
Adult Domains
Health
Self-Determination
Communication
Interpersonal
Relationships
Transportation/ Mobility
Source: Clark & Patton (2005)

School Setting
inclusion
literacy skills
pragmatic language
functional needs
self-determination
work preparation

Home Setting
what parents want
supports
long-term issues

What Parents Want
Moderate MR :
Functional skills
Academic skills
Friendship/social
Severe/Profound MR :
Friendship/social
Functional skills
Academic skills
Hamre-Nietupski et al. (1992)

Home Setting
what parents want
supports
long-term issues

Community Settings
natural supports
living arrangements
dealing with the demands of adulthood
lifelong learning
quality of life concerns

Workplace Settings
preferences & interests
inclusion
supported employment
ongoing (natural) supports

Select Issues of Interest

. . . executing persons who are mentally retarded …

. . . some of the people hired to provide direct care to persons with MR who cannot take care of themselves.

. . . not preparing this group for the complexities and demands of adulthood that they are likely to face .

“ Night College”
adults with MR and other DD
one night each week
go to University of Virginia
life skills classes
other benefits

. . . the barriers in establishing community residences.

. . . what happens to those individuals -- whose parents chose not to place them in institutions -- when their parents can no longer care for them or are no longer alive.

. . . the realities of employment for this group.

. . . the disincentives to work that still exist.

. . . the lack of short- and long-term friendships.

. . . the resistance of many people to the idea of a couple -- both of whom are mentally retarded -- getting married.

. . . some persons who are retarded having children.

. . . parents who do not acknowledge that there is dignity in risk-taking.

. . . too many of us making decisions about the lives of people with retardation without involving them.

. . . how individuals who are retarded deal with major life crises.

. . . creating conditions that foster independence/interdependence, self-determination, inclusion, and quality of life.

. . . changing the appearance, through cosmetic surgery, of young children who have various syndromes . . .

Thank you for listening to me. I wish you great success with your studies and/or work.

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