Is suicide common or rare among mentally retarded people?
No, from the work Ive done on the subject, they do not. the fact is most mentally retarded people are infact - happy. they don' t realise or understand that they are less perfect than what people consider "normal" people.
How cann toxins damage to prenatal that cause Mental Retardation?
Toxins can cause damage to the prenatal fetus that can result in mental retardation by interferring with brain development. It can occur at any time during the pregancy, that is what pregnant women have to be very careful about what they come in contact with and what they consume.
What does mentally capable mean?
Mentally capable means if you are up to it mentally and if your mind can comprehend it.
If the reason for the retardation is Down's Syndrome, the children have slanted eyes, flat faces, and small ears. Others that became mentally retarded because their brain was deprived of oxygen at birth have no features that show they are different.
How many kinds of retardation is there?
Mental retardation has different levels. There is Mild intellectual disability; moderate intellectual disability; severe intellectual disability; and Profound intellectual disability.
https://www.floridahospital.com/mental-retardation-mr/symptoms-and-signs-mental-retardation
What is the prognosis for babies afflicted with intrauterine growth retardation?
Babies who suffer from IUGR are at an increased risk for death, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia ), low body temperature (hypothermia ), and abnormal development of the nervous system.
What is psychomotor agitation or retardation?
Psychomotor is movements associated with mental activity. Psychomotor agitation is restlessness or unintentional and purposeless actions that are caused by mental tension. Psychomotor Retardation is a slowing of physical movement due to a slowing of brain activity.
Psychomotor agitation or retardation is one of the criteria listed for Major Depressive Disorder (Depression) by the DSM-IV-TR.
Is a parent finacially responsible for adult mentally retarded child?
If the parents are divorced, child support continues beyond the normal cutoff age, however married parents are not under this same obligation. The adult can apply for and receive SSI.
What are other terms for mental retardation?
As the phrase implies, Retarded people have reactions and instincts slowed down, that is retarded. There are some forms of mental symptoms that can be considered acquired mental retardation- and can occur as a by product of various sources- including violence and violent sports such as boxing- the punch drunk man has some of the same symptoms of the retarded person- tardive dysklesia (I donddd Tawk too good anymore, note accents- not I Don't Talk, but I donddd Tawk! it's not funny.) Senile dementiA can be considered a form of retardation and goes for juvenile forms- senior citizens suddenly demand juvenile items (Where are my electric trains? Where are my comic books?) In some cases staff in senior citizen homes play along with their senility by even supplying such things as dolls and stuffed animals like the Eeyore character. Almost all retarded people make common errors in English and spelling, and many are, from the illness, illiterate. It is sad and not funny. The possibility of artificial or acquired retardation from a crime or accident- like amnesia, is no laughing matter.
What religions think mental retardation is a curse?
The notion of disease being some sort of punitive judgement for sin is on very loosely packed soil, theologically. Nobody preaches this stuff overtly- the shame factors of such things as child sex ( children being raped or having sex with other kids- and the Churchmen rigorously ban abortion- that is something else.There is nothing wrong- in fact it is an urgent emergency need to prevent as well as fight- Fires, accidents, etc. I can't see why a raped child should not have some form of ( clearance check) surgery. The idea that a disease is a curse has no part in Christian Charity. It is self-evident this would short out hospitals, asylums, etc many of which were and are founded and operated by Religious orders and organizations. ( Booth Memorial is named after Salvation Army founder General Wm> Booth- it is NOT a restaurant where the last supper was held- or a restaurant specializing in so-called funeral or memorial suppers! Many hospitals were founded and maintained by Religious groups- and of differing denominations- ST. Francis- Catholic- Franciscan order, Columbia Presbyterian- Presbyterian, Mt. Sinai- Jewish. and so on. If you took the position this was a curse, they wouldn"t even exist!
Why couldn't victor of Aveyron talk?
That is a big mystery why he never did. Although he learned two words "lat" (milk) "oh, Deau" (Oh, God). It's true Victor was abandoned in the wild from human society. And at first many citizens believed that Victor was a deaf-mute even though he can hear pretty well (but never reacted to certain sounds or speech). It's true during his early captivity, he never understood speech. In Paris, Victor was examined to be mentally retarded from birth by Phillipe Pinel (a man who was an expert on mentally retarded and incurable individuals). A young medical student Itard saw a different opinion that Victor could've lived in the wild all his life and that's why he became mute. He thought because of the isolation Victor was kept in for so many years can be cured. But language can only occur in early childhood rather than in adolescence. Victor was about 12 years old when he was in the care of Itard. Some information nowadays say that Victor had severe autism and that was the reason why he never learned speech and he was never taught speech before in his time in captivity (because of the other rumors).
What is about obesity among mentally retarded?
Mentally disabled people are not able to think logically about things like dieting. They know that food tastes good, and they want it. It is hard for them to plan ahead and think that eating too much might make them fat. Think of them as very large toddlers, and you will get along better. If a toddler, or a mentally disabled person, needs to lose weight, the best way is just not to have extra food around. If they know the food is there, they will be unhappy and want it.
What is a profound intellectual disability?
Intellectual disability was called mental retardation in former times. A mean of 100 is used for the standardized measure of IQ in the general population. Systems of classifying intellectual disability in the United States use the terms mild, moderate, severe and profound. People with profound ID have an IQ below 20 and cannot live independently. They require supervision and often have congenital syndromes and associated medical conditions.
How may mental retardation be said to be prevalent among Moebius syndrome patients?
It has been estimated in the past to be between 10% and 50%, but these numbers are thought to be overestimates resulting from the lack of facial expression and drooling
Screening for mental retardation is particularly important for what children?
Routine screening is particularly critical for those children who may be neglected or undernourished or may live in disease-producing conditions.
What is sterilizing the mentally retarded called?
It is called eugenic sterilization. There have been court cases such as Buck v Bell where courts have upheld this. Justice Holmes said, “The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11. Three generations of imbeciles are enough.”
Is mental retardation the same as Global Developmental Delay?
Global Developmental Disabilities are the same as having a Developmental Disability. so Yes, in fact it is considered Mental Retardation. a person who has a Developmental Disability, is considered Mentally Retarded having a subnormal Intellect below 70. and manifested before the person is 18 years old.
What should you get a mentally retarded girl in a wheelchair for her thirteenth birthday?
First of all, you can give her the respect of not being referred to as "retarded". If she is mentally slow that does not mean she doesn't like the same thing the other girls her age like. If you can speak with her family then you might ask them what she wants and get her something that you know she's looking forward to getting.
When was mental retardation discovered?
Mental Retardation was discovered in the 1800's when a first child was born with this disease because the mom with the child in the stomach wasn't taken care of good with hospital care supervision .