mentally retarded

Examples (10)

• The old report described him as a mentally retarded child.
• For decades, the term 'mentally retarded' was widely used in clinical diagnoses.
• Society once labeled individuals with intellectual disabilities as 'mentally retarded'.
• Legislation from the 1960s often referred to people with intellectual disabilities as 'mentally retarded'.
• The shift away from 'mentally retarded' to 'intellectually disabled' reflects changing attitudes.
• Many institutions were built to house the 'mentally retarded' in the last century.
• His old medical records contained the phrase 'mentally retarded' as a diagnosis.
• It's important to understand why the phrase 'mentally retarded' is now considered offensive.
• Special education programs in the past sometimes used the classification of 'mentally retarded'.
• People would often use the term 'mentally retarded' without realizing its derogatory connotations.