Intellectually Impaired People

Dr. Klaus Rose is a medical doctor by training and profession. In the 1990s, after clinical training, he joined the pharmaceutical industry. In 1999 at Novartis in Switzerland, he came across clinical studies in children and was intrigued. His eldest daughter suffered from Sturge–Weber syndrome, which is serious and very rare. Dr. Rose became passionate about “pediatric drug development” and what the European Medicines Agency (EMA) called “Better Medicines for Children.” He became global head pediatrics at Novartis from 2001–2005 and moved to the same position 2005–2009 at Genentech/Roche. After one more year at a regulatory company, he became an independent consultant in 2011. He advises companies on EMA “pediatric investigation plans” (PIPs), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pediatric requests or demands. He detected fundamental flaws in “Pediatric Drug Development“ and publishes about this (and more) in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks.

• 1. Introduction2. The almost non-existing place of handicapped persons in history3. Today’s changing composition of mankind4. What physical and/or mental impairment have in common, and what differentiates them5. Causes of impairment6. Archaic and modern attitudes and thought buildings: Religions, charity, and philanthropy7. Eugenics and the enforcement of social norms in industrialized countries and how many allegedly humane institutions gambled away their moral credit8. Intellectual revolutions in the 20th century9. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 199010. UN declarations, conventions, and international law11. The Olympic Games, Paralympics, and more as a case study12. Medical literature on the treatment of impaired limbs, organs and persons13. Guides for parents14. Guides for professionals15. Jobs for mentally impaired persons in the past16. Sheltered workshops17. Handicapped persons in TV and movies18. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)19. Competition, social care, and hypocrisy20. The needy live here, not only far away21. Sexuality22. Parents’ bad conscience23. The challenge of mentally impaired persons will never go away24. Conclusion and outlook: mankind has always mastered new challenges