About 10% of the mentally retarded population is considered moderately retarded.
Moderately retarded individuals have IQ scores ranging from 35-55.
Moderate to profoundly retarded individuals usually require supervised community living.
They can carry out work and self-care tasks with moderate supervision.
Sharon Evans has written Reading achievement program for the moderately and severely retarded.
They typically acquire communication skills in childhood and are able to live and function successfully within the community in a supervised environment such as a group home.
As in mentally retarded, yes, only something with a brain can be mentally retarded. The GROWTH of plants can be retarded, which means they are not growing as fast as they should.
Approximately 85% of the mentally retarded population is in the mildly retarded category.
Only 1-2% of the mentally retarded population is classified as profoundly retarded.
Josh Perry (Ponce), the actor who portrays the Retarded Policeman on YouTube, has Down Syndrome.
"Retarded" in English is attardé in French.
No,but frminism's progress has been retarded by close-minded persons.