In the ancient and medieval worlds, many more people were physically and mentally challenged than there are in the United States, or practically anywhere, today. There were no operations to fix club feet, or cleft palates, or heart murmurs. There were no antidepressants or antipsychotics for people who heard voices, or any hospitals for them to go to. When people broke bones or dislocated shoulders, they often were not set right and healed wrong, so that you lost the use of your arm or leg. When children didn't get enough milk, they got rickets and their legs would be weak and bent, so they couldn't walk well. Eye infections, with no antibiotics, often left people blind in one or both eyes. Ear infections often left people deaf. And even if you were only near-sighted, there were no glasses to help you see. People's attitudes toward physically and mentally challenged people were also very different then. A lot of people thought that some kinds of physical or mental differences brought you closer to the gods. Blind people, especially blind children, were often thought to know what the gods (or what God) wanted. Epileptics were also thought to be close to the gods. People who heard voices, like Joan of Arc, often became important religious leaders. Many challenged people supported their families by prophecy. On the other hand, differences that you could see, like bent legs or club feet, sometimes people thought these meant that the gods didn't like you. The Greeks, especially, thought that the gods liked bodies to be perfect. Because of this, sometimes people exposed their babies if their bodies weren't just right, and sometimes people were cruel to these children as they were growing up.
In the Depression period you cite- the common terms for the three degrees of mental retardation were from mild to severe- Moron, Imbecile, and Idiot. the middle term seems to have faded into disuse- Moron and Idiot are still knock-down parts of common speech. It was held that inbreeding in somewhat backward portions of society ( Kettles in the Ozarks, Beverly Hillbillies) might be a contributing factor - what with poverty, malnutrition, and transportation woes, all very prevalent in backward areas slump or no slump. Some cultural retardation existed in Rural areas- Phone service was limited and prone to weather damage ( a concern still with us, but only accidentally) a friend of mine tells me Mississippi had the paradoxical situaiton of having electricity and TV service but no phones! so it goes. The big-city gen was it was in part a country bumpkin or cultural- backwardness problem.
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Women, throughout history and into present day, have always been erroneously treated as subservient and inferior to men.
Billy Mitchell was treated badly because he challenged the military traditionalists. He was court martialed for violating the 96th article of war by speaking badly about the military.
Gay people living in Christian or Muslim societies, as well as certain other societies, have been treated like sinners, criminals, mental patients, and vermin. Those that manage to remain closeted their whole lives would typically live a life of internal suffering.
Slavery changed America's history in many ways! Blacks were treated terrible and were forced to do work that was uneccesary.
She saw how badly they were treating them. They were treated them like slaves.They had beaten them with whips like the plantation owners in the south did to th slaves.she went to the legislative branch and showed them how they were being treated. They put a stop to it they built a hospital to care for them.
They were treated terribly and had no rights...
They were killed...
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Yes, they are not any different to other children, they are just slightly different mentally, and if that is the way they want to be treated then so be it.
people with Hansen's disease been treated throughout history by searching it up!
They were treated as criminals.
they were blown up with nukes.
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The question is worded in a confusing manner. If you mean that Mother-in-law gets a check for the benefit of her mentally challenged daughter but does not use it for that purpose - then the question must be asked - How do you know this for sure? Maybe it frees up other money that she might not normally have to use for the benefit of the daughter. If you have proof that the mentally challenged daughter is mis-treated or in a bad way due to neglect - by all means contact Social Services or law enforcement to have them look into it. Without any proof - you don't have much.
The venome from the scorpion can treat a sting from it. It's kind of hard to belive.
Women, throughout history and into present day, have always been erroneously treated as subservient and inferior to men.
Yes. They are treated in emergency rooms throughout the U.S. There are also homeless outreach programs in the Community Mental Health system, for the severely and persistently mentally ill individuals. Homeless persons are also treated through county health departments.