Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)

Mental retardation is a side effect of Down Syndrome. Down syndrome or trisomy 21 (or Down's Syndrome in British English) is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra Twenty-first chromosome. Children with Down syndrome tend to share certain physical features such as a flat facial profile, an upward slant to the eyes, small ears, a single crease across the center of the palms, and an enlarged tongue. A doctor can usually tell if a newborn has the condition through a physical exam. Down Syndrome also causes mild to moderate mental retardation.

I think right now they place children with "disabilities" whether it's physical or mental together most likely because they just don't have the budget or space maybe to put them in separate rooms.

Their are some schools who do place well bodied students who might have mental disabilities in rooms with those who share the same mental capacity.

Since well minded students who might have physical or "other health impairments" are mentally aware and capable of learning on a much higher and quicker level than those of their mentally impaired peers. It just makes more sense to separate them for the sake of those who will learn on different levels than the mentally retarded.

Hopefully the school system will catch up.

Down's Syndrome people have slanted eyes with a fold of skin similar to Asians.

no

Historian Ralph Turner described him as "distasteful, even dangerous personality traits, such as pettiness, spitefulness and cruelty." But there is no proof that he was mentally retarded.

Is the sub average intellectual functioning of an I.Q of approximately 75%

The level of training depends on the degree of retardation.

literature review on mental retardation with reference

The treatment team will depend on the underlying cause of mental retardation. A neurologist, neuropsychologist, child psychiatrist, and/or development pediatrician may be helpful for nearly all cases of mental retardation

That's a protected class. best not to use those terms otherwise employers are erring on the side of caution.

The laws still are applied to them, but most of the time, the punishment may not be as hard, depending on what they did though. That doesn't mean that they should go out and break the law though, just because they may get off easier.

The doctors usually tell you after labor when the examine the baby

IQ is not a useful measure of mental function, because the dysfunction interferes with accurate testing.

No

H.M.Skeels and H.B.Dye, two psychologists who did an experiment in the 1930's on the IQ's of 13 mentally retarded children transferred from an orphanage to an institution for mental retardation. google it.

As long as they obtain a Nursing License for the US State they would like to work in.

yes, because the fact that they are mentally retarded doesn't give them an exception, if they are a threat to their fellow pupils, they should still be suspended

Having a mental issue can affect learning in a number of ways. It makes communication a bit harder. Mental retardation also can affect learning because of social problems and interaction with those who are teaching.