No Offense Intended, A Directory of Historical Disability Terms

by Natalie Kirisits, Douglas Platt, Thomas Stearns

The Directory is the result of museum research into the history of early almshouses, hospitals, institutions, and schools. Most of the terms were early practitioners' attempts to clarify and identify the nature and causes of diseases and deviations in human behavior. As you read the directory, it is easily seen that, historically, yesterday's diagnosis can, a few generations later, become negative and enter everyday language.

Genres: History

104 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2013

Reviews

[Galatea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exactly what it says on the title, a neat historical snapshot of how mental and physical conditions were thought of by the doctors who treated them.