Rethinking the concept of adaptive behavior in MR definition and diagnosis: Atkin's death penalty impact

Check out interesting post at sister blog Intellectual Competence and the Death Penalty re: very thought provoking ideas for rethinking the definition and measurement of adaptive behavior, particularly in light of Atkin's MR death penalty cases.

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