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South Australia - Glossary Term

Mental Defective

Categories
Term commonly found on child welfare records
Alternative Names
  • Subnormal (Also known as)

Mental defective was a term used in the past to describe a person with an intellectual disability. This term is now considered to be derogatory and offensive.

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Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George