Mental+Retardation

= Mental Retardation! = = // what is it:  //   =  **//Mental Retardation is a disorder that is diagnosed before the age of 18. It also includes a lack of skills that are needed in our everyday life. It may also included below-average general intellectual function. This all means that a child is just learning slower then a normal child would. When this first came about the used the term "Mental Retardation" to classify the students that had this problem. Now its found to hurt their feelings when its said, so now they use terms like "intellectual disability" or "developmental delay." //**

**//﻿Signs AND Symptoms: //**

 * //The signs and symptoms of mental retardation are all behavioral. The usual presenting symptoms in people with mental retardation are impairment in adaptive functioning, rather than low IQ. Most people with mental retardation do NOT look like they would have any intellectual disabilities. Some children with mental retardation may learn how to sit up, crawl, walk, or talk later then other children. Here is a list of characteristcs that may be seen in both children and adualts that have mental retardation: //**
 * **//Delays in oral language developmen //**
 * **//Deficits in memory skills //**
 * **//Difficulty learning social rules //**
 * **//Difficulty with problem solving skills //**
 * **//Delays in the development of adaptive behaviors such as self-help or self care skills //**
 * **//Lack of socail inhibitors //**
 * **//Lack of socail inhibitors //**

**//Cause of the disorder://**
 * // One-third to one-half of the cases among children the cause is unknown. Down syndrom, velocariofacial syndrom, and fetal alcohol syndrom are 3 of the most inborn causes. but studies show that doctors have found others to be common like: //**


 * **// genic conditions //**
 * **// problems during pregnecy //**
 * **// problems at birth //**
 * **// exposure to diseases or toxins //**
 * **// exposure to poisions like lead //**
 * **// lodine deficiency //**
 * **// malnutrition //**
 * **// absence to the arcuate fasciculus //**


 * //<span style="color: #00b5ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Studies show that a woman should be tested proir to getting pregnant becuase Mental retardation is caused by chromosomal abnormalities, genetic disorders, inherited metabolic disorders and some infectious diseases may run in families. Genetic testing may help families lower the risk of having a child with mental retardation. //**

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">**//Treatment://** **//<span style="color: #f45a1f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">It is also important for a specialist to evaluate the person for other affective disorders and treat those disorders. Behavioral approaches are important for people with mental retardation. //** <span style="clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"> <span style="clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"> <span style="clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"> <span style="clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="clear: both; color: #0cb0b0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 3px;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">﻿*Work Cited: **
 * //<span style="color: #f45a1f; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">The primary goal of treatment is to develop the person's potential to the fullest. Special education and training may begin as early as infancy. This includes social skills to help the person function as normally as possible. //**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"> http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/mental-retardation/overview.html **