Greater strides have been taken to involve mentally challenged children and adults with others who are not mentally challenged. They are also more accepted into 'special' sports and given challenges and it seems to be working in leaps and bounds. It's getting better every day and much less stigmatism is attached to a mentally challenged child or adult.
Today people with mental disabilities get varied treatment in America. Though we have come a long way in the past couple decades people with minor disabilities are treated as crazy people. People with schizophrenia are looked down upon in American society as loonies when there are people with that disability that live very functional lives. People or depression or Bipolar disorder are more accepted. With disabilities like downs syndrome or mild to severe autism are not longer left in a room to age like they used to. There are many programs in schools and for adults for people with severe mental disabilities and are for the most part understood as people who can be active members in society with assistance.
People then were put in a mental institute right away and now a doctor can do a diagnosis and find a way to treat it and help out the family.
They were treated as criminals.
They were treated as criminals.
Not good.
it was hard.
From the least retarded to the most severe- Moron, Imbecile, and Idiot. For some reason the middle category has faded into disuse. Moron and Idiot are tossed around in casual conversation, but imbecile is rarely used.
they treated mean some how they are like family
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Please refer answer to How were people with Autism treated in the earlier days?
In the 1920's mentally handicapped people were treated with delicet. They would wear caps to identify their handicappacity. They really werent mental.they were very challenging. they were generally segregated from society.
badly
put in hospitals