one historical perspective on developmental disability

I was going through some old knitting patterns and found an interesting article from the late 1940's on the back of one.

Some of the language is harsh and some of the embedded assumptions are problematic, but the overall attitude and especially the conclusions are surprisingly good and I find them a good reminder of "hey, wait, people's heads haven't always been completely up their asses!" (Actually, the lead-in text comes across as very harsh indeed, though I don't think that was the original intent.)
( cut for size and ablist slurs )