Shy of a traumatic head injury, you do not becomementally challenged. You either are or are not.
The use of drugs can aid in the process. It is not a desired affect.
"Handicapped" is a term that defines a restriction in a person ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. So a person that is mentally retarded or "MR" falls into this category for lack of being able to fully function mentally.
Different reasons. Sometimes it is a matter of genetics, sometimes due to things that acted on the baby before baby was born, or during early childhood- and sometimes, we just don't know.
problems in person's ability in language,memory,social skills,problem-solving skills,self-care skills
Some mental illness such s schizophrenia are genetic. The brain structures that are associated with such mental illnesses are passed from generation to generation.
IQ tests determine the IQ of a person. Under 70 is considered handicapped.
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Yes, just as mentally handicapped people can be heterosexual.
About 6-7.5 million mentally retarded individuals live in the United States alone.
About 10% of the mentally retarded population is considered moderately retarded.
They were treated as criminals.
Apparently, he generally referred to the mentally retarded and mentally ill as 'those who eat their own feces', despite the fact that it was tactfully pointed out to him that very, very few mentally ill people do this.
Of Mice and Men has a mentally retarded character.
Yes, 2 to 3 percent of the population is mentally retarded.
Approximately 85% of the mentally retarded population is in the mildly retarded category.
The Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to EXECUTE ( for a capital crime) a mentally retarded person.
Only 1-2% of the mentally retarded population is classified as profoundly retarded.
its possible.