References in various sections of state law to the condition that traditionally has been called “mental retardation” would be changed to “intellectual disability” under bills approved by the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee.
Sponsors say A9518/S6858 and A2125 would change state statutes to reflect revisions since 2010 to federal law and also to scientific resource materials such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) substituting “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation.”
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