Major Trends in Mental Retardation

Dealing with Intellectually Disabled Children

“…16 The growing acceptance of the normalization principle has given an increased emphasis upon individualization in programming for the ID. A key ingredient is the individual program plan, developed on the basis of a thorough interdisciplinary evaluation (by the Paediatritian and Child Psychiatrist) and consisting of: 17 (1) a specific statement of long-and short-term goals, stated in behavioral terms that will yield measurable indices of progress;…”