mentally handicapped

Young Katy Thatcher, the daughter of the town doctor, becomes friends with Jacob, a teenager who is "touched in the head," which allows her to understand what really happened when the unwanted infant of Jacob's sister is found dead.

Forrest Gump, a young man with a limited IQ, does not let his disability hold him back when pursuing success on the football field, in war, and in business, nor does it keep him from remaining steadfast in his love for Jenny.

A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost.

Mentally retarded Charlie Gordon participates in an experiment which turns him into a genius but only temporarily.

The members of a genteel Southern family are portrayed as petty failures, drunkards, suicides, pathological perverts, and idiots.

Presents an introduction to Down's syndrome, and provides information on what it is, and what it's like to live with this condition.

Cindy, who's developmentally challenged and lives in a strict group house and works at a Hospice, finds a puppy on the street and takes it home and to work, but the head of the group house finds the puppy and takes him away from Cindy.

Twelve-year-old Sammy, who is mildly retarded, runs away from home and becomes a prisoner of Kevin, a wild kid living in the woods.

Provides an overview of learning disabilities, explains why they occur, describes the effects of a variety of learning disabilities, and offers advice to teens on how to identify, understand, and overcome the obstacles posed by learning disabilities.

Discusses autism, depression, mental retardation, dyslexia, stuttering, hyperactivity, and other disabilities that we are learning more about.