PROGRAM FRIDAY MORNING,
9:00
a.m., FEBRUARY
18,
1966
S e s s i o n I. Genetics and N e u r o p h y s i o l o g y Chairman: JOEL ELKES, M . D . Recorder: ~[URIL,XY GLUS~XIAN, M . D . ~ i e d i e i n e a n d the h u m a n c h r o m o s o m e s AaT~lUn Rol~1.xso,x, M . D . , University oj Colorado Medical Center Discussion F a m i l y studies in m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n SHELDON C. REED, P h . D . , EL1ZABETII ~,V. REED, Ph.D., University of Minnesota DISCUSSI0 ~ "
IQ studies in e n d o c r i n e a n d related c y t o g e n e t i c disorders JoH.x" Mo~'EY, Ph,D., Miss AxrzE EItllttAI1DT, PtI1LIP I)RASII, Ph.D., a n d Mrs, VIOLA LEwis, The Johns 11opkins University DlsctrssloN
B i o c h e m i c a l factors in m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n DAXqD Y. HsIa, M.D., Children's 31emorial Hospital, Chicago Discussion
C h a n g e s in i n t e l l e c t u a l f u n e t i o n i n g a c e o m p 3 n y i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a l or t h e r a p e u t i c intervention HEnBEnT G. B m c t l , M.D., Ph.D., Albert Einstein Medical School Discussion
Effects of differential e n v i r o n m e n t s on b r a i n a n a t o m y a n d b r a i n c h e m i s t r y NIAnK R. RosE,x'zwrelc, P h . D . , EDwam) L. BEN.~r:'rT, D a r n ) KazcII, Ph.D., a n d M^n~ax" C. DIAMO.X'D, Unit~ersity of California Dlscvsslo.~" 19:15 p.m.
I{EI'OIVi'S O F C O U N C I L ,
OFI~'ICERS, A N D C O M M I T T E E S
422
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2:00 p.m., FEBRUARY 18, 1966 S e s s i o n II. S o c i a l - C u h u r a l and P a r a n a t a l Factors Chairman: HOXVARD F. HU,~T, P h . D . Recorder: SxMoN DINITZ, P h . D . Experiential factors in intellectual development H. CAnL H,~.YWOOD, Ph.D., University o[ Toronto
DISCUSSION L e a r n i n g transfer and cognitive development ALAN D. B. CLARKE, Ph.D., University of Hull, England Discussion Investigations of social-cultural influences on intelligence ~'IARTIN DEUTSCtI, Ph.D., New York 3fedical College DIscussIoN Asphyxia at birth, a major factor in m e n t a l retardation: suggestions for prevention based on experiments in monkeys ~rILLIA-~I F. ~VINDLE, ]Ph.D., New York University z'~ledical Center DISCUSSION Experimental teratology of the central nervous system HAnOLD KALTEB, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati D~scussIoN Psychological results in treated phenylketonurics tLENEE FULLEn, Ph.D., Letchworth Village
DISCUSSION
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY
18,
7:00 p.m.
DINNER, BERNARD C. GLUECK, JIl., M.D., Chairman
8:00
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
p.m.
Intelligence Biology and Social Responsibility Sr:vMovn S. KETY, M.D. 423
1966
SATURDAY MORNING, 9 : 0 0 a.m., F E B R U A R Y 19, 1 9 6 6 S e s s i o n III. E p i d e m i o l o g y Chairman: BENJA~IIN PASA~iAN:ICK, ~NI.D.
Recorder: ~::{E.NIA LAPOUSE, XI.D. T h e g e n e t i c c o m p o n e n t s of m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n a n d p r e v e n t a b i l i t y Goru~o:-¢ ALLEN, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health DISCUSSION E p i d e m i o l o g y of i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d m e n t a l r e t a r d a t e s HARVEY F. DINC,XtA,',', Ph.D., GEOI~CZ TAa~JAN, M . D . , RICI-IARD K. EY,XIAN, M.A., JANE R: MERCER, P h . D . ,
Pacific State Hospital, Pomona, Calif. DISCUSSION T h e a g e distribution of m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n ERNEST ~[. GRUENBERG, M . D . , N e w York State Psychiatric Institute DISCUSSION T h e genetics of m i c r o e e p h a l y in L o u i s i a n a H . V~rARNER KLOEPFER, Ph.D., RALPH \z. PLATOU, M.D., XVESLE'Z J. H.~,'¢SCHE, P h . D . , Tulane University DISCUSSION
11:00
a.m.
S A X I U E L Vi': H A i X I I L T O N ASVA1AD I n t r o d u c t i o n : SEv:x~otm S. Kr:T~, M.D. S o m e G e n e t i c Aspects of 5 l e n t a l I4etardation G e o n c ~ A. JErtvls, M . D .
Letchworth Village 12:15 p.m.
Business ,'~leeting
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 2:00 p.m., FEBRUARY 19, 1966 S e s s i o n IV. B e h a v i o r Characteristics and L e a r n i n g Chairman: LEON EISENBERG, M . D . Recorder: DANIEL ]-I. FUNKENS'rEtN, M . D . 424
425 Assessment of b e h a v i o r a l characteristics in m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n Jotis. CLAUSEN, Ph.D., Training School at Vineland, N. ]. DIscussIoN I n t e l l i g e n c e tests a n d personality structure JosEPH F. JAs'r,~K, Ph.D., Guidance Associates, "Wihnington, Del. Discussion E x p e r i m e n t a l a p p r o a c h e s to m e a s u r e m e n t of m e n t a l r e t a r d a t e s ALFRED A. BAU~XIEISTER, Ph.D., UniverMty of AlabaT]m D~SCUSSION L e a r n i n g disabilities in p s y c h o n e u r o l o g i c a l l y d i s t u r b e d c h i l d r e n HELMEn R. MVKLEBUSa; Ph.D., Northwestern University D~sCUSSION E m o t i o n a l m o t i v a t i o n in c o n d i t i o n a l reflexes a n d in homeostasis: its significance in l e a r n i n g t h e o r y a n d in p s y c h o p a t h o l o g y HAnnY A. TErrELJ3AUM, M.D.,, Ph.D., a n d XV. HonSt.EY GANTr, M.D.,
The ]ohns Hopkins University School o[ Medicine 1)ISCUSSlON E x p e r i m e n t a l a p p r o a c h e s to t h e m e a s u r e m e n t of activity level in retardates I~[LrE L. CliO.~,I~A'ELL, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University School of 51edicine DISCUSSION
SUNDAY MORNING, 9:00
a.m., FEBRUARY
20,
1966
S e s s i o n V. O b s e r v a t i o n a l T e c h n i q u e s and Measurement of Intelligence Chairman: F n r v z A. FREYHAN, M . D . Recorder: Lxss'r JAnvlK, ~'I.D. C o n t r a s t i n g b e h a v i o r patterns of m e n t a l l y r e t a r d e d a n d e m o t i o n a l l y d i s t u r b e d children EUCENE I. BUnDOCK, Ph.D., a n d AXNE S. HAI~DESTV, M.S., Biometrics
Research, New York State Department of ~lental Itygiene DLSCUSSIO.~
426 Assessment of n e u r o m o t o r and intellectual status in infancy I-IILDA KNOBLOCH, M.D., a n d BlgNJA:XlIN I[~ASAa%IANICK, M.D., Ohio State
University D~scuss~ox
S y m b o l i c m e d i a t i o n deficiencies in r e t a r d e d r e a d e r s ~,VAGNEII H. BItlDGEIR, M.D., a n d M..xmo,x" BLANK, Ph.D., Yeshiva University D ISCUSSTON
Structure of i n t e l l i g e n c e ROBERT L. TrlOnXD1KE, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
D ISCUSSION T h e assessment of a n o m a l i e s in i n t e l l e c t u a l d e v e l o p m e n t ALBEI1T ]. [{ABIN', Ph.D., ~tichigan State University D~scuss~o,~
Survey of familial correlations in m e a s u r e d i n t e l l e c t u a l functions Llssv J_aRvxK, Ph.D., M.D., a n d L. EFILEN.-XlETEI1-KIMLING, Ph.D., New York
State I'sysehiatrie Institute DIsct'.sslox ,Xlental s u b n o r m a l i t y in s c h i z o p h r e n i c c h i l d r e n MAx POLLACK, Ph.D., ltillside Hospital D~scussloN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 2:00 p.m., FEBRUARY 20, 1966 S e s s i o n VI. D i a g n o s i s and R e h a b i l i t a t i o n C h a i r m a n : BERNARD C. GLUECK, Jn., NI.I). R e c o r d e r : MyRoN G. SANDII"I':tl. NI.D. N e u r o l o g y of m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n BENEDICT NAGLEI;, M.D., Lynchburg Training School and tlospital Ibmctrss~ox Clinical considerations i n the psychiatric cv.aiuation of i n t e l l i g e n c e Lr:o.~ EIsr:ynEl;c,, M.D., The Johns ltopkin.s, ltospitrd Discussion
427 Electroencephalography and intelligence SV. T. LIJ3EI~SON, M.D., Ph.D., Loyola University and V. A. Hospital, 1lines, lll. DISCUSSION T h e visual motor funetlon in six and seven year old schizophrenic and
brain-damaged children LAtmETTA BENDZr~, M.D., Creedmoor State Hospital DIscussIoN
Occupational and social adjustment of tim mentally retarded GEaHA~T S,XE~C.En, Ph.D., N e w York State Department o[ ~lental Hygiene, Syracuse l) Iscusslox
The eltqcacy of special classes and regular classes in the education of educable mentally retarded children HERBEr~T GOLf)STEIN, Ph.D., Yeshiva University Evaluation of management and therapy of the mentally retarded OEOIIGE TAI'~JAN, M.D., HAI~VEa" F . DING~IAN, Ph.D., ]:(ICIIAI~D K. EYMAN, M.A., and G a l a O'CoxNo~, B.A., Pacific State Ho,vpital, Pomona, Cali].
ABSTRACTS F i ~ I D A Y M O R N I N G , 9 : 0 0 A.M., F E B R U A R Y /18, 1966 Session I. G e n e t i c s a n d N e u r o p h y s i o l o g y
Chairman: J o e l ELKr~S, M . D . Xledicine and t h e H u m a n Chromosomes ART11UU R o m x s o x , NI,D., UniverMty oI Colorado Medical Center O n e of t h e u n e x p e c t e d results of t h e a d v a n c e s in h u m a n c y t o g e n e t i c s o f t h e last d e c a d e has b e e n t h e realiz a t i o n t h a t a s i g n i f i c a n t p r o p o r t i o n of l u u n a n d i s e a s e is a s s o c i a t e d w i t h gross a b e r r a t i o n s of t h e c h r o m o s o m e s . M u c h of this disease i n v o l v e s m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n . In a d d i t i o n m u c h fetal
w a s t a g e r e s u l t i n g f r o m i n t r i n s i c disease m a y well b e d u e to s i m i l a r abnormalities. A eytogenetie, epidemiologic study will b e d e s c r i b e d w h i c h i n v o l v e s t h e e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e sex e h r o m a t i n status of n e w b o r n s , a n d w h i c h p r o v i d e s e v i d e n c e t h a t n o n - r a n d o m f a c t o r s are i n v o l v e d in this m a j o r c a u s e of hum a n disease. N e w m e t h o d s of analysis h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d w h i c h m a k e it p o s s i b l e to