Different ways. Doctors are able to assign a specific cause in only about 25% of the cases. In general, something happened to the baby before the baby was born. It may have been an infection, that the mother was exposed to harmful chemicals, a genetic problem, or some type of physical injury to the unborn child. A few of the things known to cause problems in mental development include Fragile X chromasome (genetic) Measles and HIV (infection) exposure to lead (environmental) and malnutrition. This is a very short answer to a very LARGE field of study.
Believe me, retarded people are not acting. People who play act, imitating what they believe is a retarded person's behavior, are simply ignorant and probably in desperate need of attention with a severely retarded self-esteem. Such 'actors' are considered bullies, ridiculing the defenselessness of another person.
No
The Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to EXECUTE ( for a capital crime) a mentally retarded person.
About 3-4% of the mentally retarded population is severely retarded.
james
It is not appropriate to refer to individuals as "retarded." It is important to use respectful and sensitive language when discussing people with intellectual disabilities.
no
They were treated as criminals.
About 6-7.5 million mentally retarded individuals live in the United States alone.
Mildly retarded people can live alone if necessary and often get married. Profoundly retarded people need caring in their whole life.
Yes, just as mentally handicapped people can be heterosexual.
its possible.