How is the “moron” definition of a hundred years ago different from the “ADHD” one of today?
Once you put the sex part out of the equation, sounds like we’re talking the same apples, even down to the idea that it runs in families. Give it another hundred years and ADHD will be an insult and we’ll have another silly name for the same behavior. — Kevin Andrew Murphy Permalink Sunday, March 5, 2006 10:28 AM PST “that’s not a flaw/glitch/defect …. that’s a feature” I agree with Carrie’s letter below that any discussion of eugenics must include historical context … The turn of the last century was pre-antibiotics, pre-vaccination and pre-reliable effective birth control. The world was excited by the promise of radio, electricity and telephones. Anything was possible. Much of America was still “on the farm” literally and many of these learned “progressive” had some familiarity with animal husbandry practices. Inheritability was still quite fuzzy. Additionally, in the absence of prenatal care, supervised hospital births and vaccinations, many perfectly “healthy” babies were dama
