Future trends in mental retardation.

In summary, the future of retarded citizen in his or her community will encompass the full impact of today's key ideologies in human service, the fruits of research and prevention efforts, and a continuing guest to bring equal rights to a group of citizens who have for too long been termed ""unequal''. Some current key trends in the care of the mentally retarded strongly suggest that they will envolve into postures towards ideology, prevention, treatment-management, advocacy, and economical approaches which will be oriented along the lines of the nine future trends herein presented. A persisting strong advocacy group of parents, interested professionals, and handicapped citizens themselves will keep pushing back the future horizons of help and hope.