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Could genetic learning disorders be reversed?
Daily Herald
2/8/10
WASHINGTON - A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.
Mentally disabled 'self-advocates' oppose use of word 'retarded
By: Michael Alison Chandler
Washington post
2/5/10
A national movement to purge the word "retarded" from lawbooks and medical terminology is nearing success, gaining support this week from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who apologized to advocates for the disabled for using the term during a private meeting last summer.
Rahm! Take the R-word pledge
By: Ed Pilkington
guardian.co.uk
2/4/10
President Obama's enforcer Rahm Emanuel has been pulled up for saying 'retarded'. But the US has huge problems not using the word.