Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Mental Retardation

Dr. K. C. Bindhu

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Mental retardation is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18. It is defined as an intellectual functioning level (as measured by standard tests for intelligence quotient) that is well below average and significant limitations in daily living skills (adaptive functioning). Mental retardation exists in children whose ains do not develop properly or function within the normal range. There are four levels of retardation: mild, moderate, severe, and profound. Mental retardation can result in learning, speech, physical, and social disabilities. Severe cases are diagnosed at birth. However, milder forms might not be noticed until a child fails to meet a common developmental goal. Today, new words like special or challenged are replacing the term retarded. The term developmental delay is popular among caretakers and parents of individuals with intellectual disability because delay suggests that a person is slowly reaching his or her full potential rather than being disabled.

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Dr.K.C.Bindhu / Mental Retardation / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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