WAGR syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are predisposed to develop Wilms tumour (a tumour of the kidneys), Aniridia (absence of the coloured part of the eye, the iris), Genitourinary anomalies, and Retardation.
Major delineations of the concept are attributed to Stanley's Phenomena of Retardation in the Induction Coil (1888) and Steinmetz's Theoretical Elements of Engineering (1915).
On October 5, 2010, President Barack Obama signed Senate Bill 2781, known as "Rosa's Law", which changed references in many Federal statutes that referred to "mental retardation" to refer instead to "intellectual disability".
Dr. Christmas was appointed Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services on August 16, 1972 by Mayor of New York City John Lindsay.
Texas Department of State Health Services, a parent organization of the former Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Educational therapy is often prescribed for those with mental retardation or developmental delays, but there is no complete treatment for the delays.
Of the 16 state-run facilities, seven are mental health facilities, five are mental retardation training centers, one is a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, one is a medical center, one is a psychiatric geriatric hospital and one is a center for behavioral rehabilitation (SVP).
Warkany syndrome 1, an X-linked syndrome linked to reduced head size and mental retardation that is no longer diagnosed
The town became especially known for its Behindertenanstalt Bethesda, an institute for those with mental retardation.