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Mental retardation is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18.
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No. There are people who have Cerebral Palsy who have normal intelligence.
"Normal" IQ is between 85 and 115. Borderline intellectual funcion is between 70 and 85. Mild MR is between 55 and 69. Moderate MR is between 40 and 54 Severe MR is between 25 and 39. Profound MR is less than 25.
Medical Encyclopedia: Mental Retardation Definition 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). Description Mental retardation occurs in 2.5-3% of the general population. About 6-7.5 million mentally retarded individuals live in the United States alone. Mental retardation begins in childhood or adolescence before the age of 18. In most cases, it persists throughout adulthood. A diagnosis of mental retardation is made if an individual has an intellectual functioning level well below average and significant limitations in two or more adaptive skill areas. Intellectual functioning level is defined by standardized tests that measure the ability to reason in terms of mental age (intelligence quotient or IQ). Mental retardation is defined as IQ score below 70-75. Dictionary: mental retardation n. Subnormal intellectual development as a result of congenital causes, brain injury, or disease and characterized by any of various cognitive deficiencies, including impaired learning, social, and vocational ability. Also called mental deficiency. Neurological Disorder: Mental retardation Definition Mental retardation (MR) is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18. It is defined as a level of intellectual functioning (as measured by standard intelligence tests) that is well below average and results in significant limitations in the person's daily living skills (adaptive functioning). Sci-Tech Encyclopedia: Mental retardation A developmental disability characterized by significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, with concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior. The causes are many and include both genetic and environmental factors as well as interactions between the two. In most cases the diagnosis is not formally made until children have entered into school settings. In the preschool years, the diagnosis is more likely to be established by evidence of delayed maturation in the areas of sensory-motor, adaptive, cognitive, social, and verbal behaviors. By definition, evidence of mental retardation must exist prior to adulthood, where vocational limitation may be evident, but the need for supervision or support may persist beyond the usual age of social emancipation. http://www.answers.com/mentally%20retarded
The term idiot is now offensive. It has referred to a person of profound retardation unable to learn proper speech or guard against common dangers. Generally having a mental age of less than three and an intelligent quotient of under 25. Clumsy is awkward in motion or action and can be expected of a person of profound retardation
It is a psychotic disorder.There are abnormalities observed in thinking and perception.Emotional reactions are either inapplicable or feeling of indifference
Quakers fall under the category of Amish.
Xanax is a type of drug that comes under the category of benzodiazepines. Xanax has many uses in mental health disorders, such as anxiety and panic disorders or depression.
Go to you local Mental Health Mental Retardation center in your county and make an appointment to speak to a counselor and be evaluated. You can find these services in your phone book under government services or county services. Or call a local hospital and ask them for a reference to a mental health professional and ask them who they send their patients to in order to be evaluated.
.examiners should be cautious in using the test to screen very young children for developmental delays or disabilities. The test cannot be used to diagnose mental retardation in children aged three and under.
.examiners should be cautious in using the test to screen very young children for developmental delays or disabilities. The test cannot be used to diagnose mental retardation in children aged three and under.