A comparison of patterns of disability in severely mentally handicapped children of different ethnic origins

• Published in: Psychological medicine Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 127
• Main Authors: Akinsola, H A, Fryers, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.02.1986
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Age Factors; Blindness - diagnosis; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Deafness - diagnosis; Disability Evaluation; Down Syndrome - diagnosis; England; Ethnic Groups - psychology; Female; Humans; Intellectual Disability - diagnosis; Intellectual Disability - psychology; Intelligence; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Sex Factors; Social Adjustment; England

All severely mentally handicapped children aged 5-19 years from the city of Manchester were identified in a cross-sectional study. A standardized Disability Assessment Schedule was used to assess the variety and degree of disabilities experienced by each child and by specific subgroups of the childr...