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Mental retardation (term that has been replaced by intellectual developmental disorder)

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These vary from area to area in the UK. Department of Health policy is towards community care and the minimisation of long-stay hospital care.

Different services that may be available include:



preventative and assessment facilities: paediatric screening, well baby clinics, Health Visitors

day care for pre-school children: day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools

education (2-19): special units in normal schools, special schools, residential schools with special behaviour modification units, hospital schools

training for adults: there is a need for continuing education especially in self-help skills, social skills and sex education

occupational therapy: services include sheltered employment, sheltered workshops and adult training centres

residential provision: there needs to be flexible provision of short term/long term care, hostels, childrens homes, fostering

modification programmes for severe behaviour disorders

care of high dependency and multiply handicapped patients

small units within local hospitals are preferred to large institutions

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