A History Of Developmental Disabilities

For this assignment you are required to write a paper exploring the history of developmental disabilities using the website:

“Parallels in Time: A History of Developmental Disabilities” http://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels/index.html.

You must read these 3 topics/time periods:

● The Ancient Era 1500 BC – 475 AD

● The Middle Ages, Renaissance, & Reformation 475 AD – 1500 AD

● 17th and 18th Centuries

Your written response should include the following entitled sections: 

1. The Ancient Era – minimum 250-word summary
2. The Middle Ages, Renaissance, & Reformation      – minimum 250-word summary
3. 17th & 18th Centuries – minimum 250-word      summary
4. Personal Response – minimum 250-word response addressing      what you learned and how you felt learning about the treatment and history      of people with developmental disabilities
5. How This Relates to GS 420 – minimum 250-word      response addressing how the      readings relate to the content of this course as covered so far