Mental Retardation: Resources

BOOKS

• American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1994.
• Batshaw, Mark L., and Bruce K. Shapiro. "Mental Retardation." In Children with Disabilities. 4th ed. Ed. Mark L. Batshaw. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1997.
• Maxmen, Jerrold S., and Nicholas G. Ward. "Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence." In Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment. 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 1995.

PERIODICALS

• Martin, Barry A. "Primary Care of Adults with Mental Retardation Living in the Community." American Family Physician 56 (Aug. 1997): 485-494.

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR). 444 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 846, Washington, D.C. 20001-1512 (800) 424-3688. <http://www.aamr.org>.
• The Arc. 900 Varnum Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20017. (202) 636-2950. <http://thearc.org>.

OTHER

• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Page. <http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm>.
• [Article by: Paula Anne Ford-Martin]



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