What is mental retardation

 Mental retardation, or what is also known as mental disability or intellectual disability (in English: Intellectual Disability), is the failure of the brain to develop properly, as the brain does not perform functions normally compared to the mental and adaptive functions of others who are not affected.

 If a person is mentally retarded or mentally handicapped, he may have an intelligence level below the normal rate, that is, with regard to mental abilities. This is in addition to the weakness or lack of skills related to the practice of daily life activities, and the weak ability to think and adapt, as people with mental retardation learn skills, but at a slower rate than others, and there are skills that they may not be able to learn, and children with mental retardation may appear childish.

The difference between mental retardation and mental retardation

 Mental retardation and mental retardation can be considered synonymous terms that both denote a level of intelligence below the normal range and a slowness in learning skills.

 Among the symptoms of mental retardation is also that the person with mental retardation has weakness in each of the following:

 Mental functions, i.e. the ability to make decisions, solve problems, and learn.

 Adaptive behaviors, which are behaviors of self-care, communication and interaction with others.

 Classification of mental retardation

 Severe cases of mental retardation are diagnosed in children at birth, while less severe cases may not be diagnosed unless the patient has problems reaching developmental goals common to those of his age. Most cases of mental retardation are diagnosed before the age of 18.

 Mental retardation can be classified into four levels:

 Mild intellectual disability.

 Moderate intellectual disability.

 Severe intellectual disability.

 Profound intellectual disability.

 In some cases, the level of mental retardation may be classified into a category called Unspecified intellectual disability or a category called Other intellectual disability.

 Mental retardation is associated with both lower intelligence (IQ) and problems adjusting to daily life. This is in addition to the possibility of being associated with social, physical, educational and speech disabilities.

degrees of mental retardation

 There are many signs and symptoms of mental retardation, and when they appear depends on their severity. Some of them appear while the child is still an infant, and some of them do not appear until the child reaches the stage of entering school. Degrees of mental retardation can be divided into the following levels:

 Simple mental retardation

 You may hear from one of the mothers that my daughter has mild mental retardation, so is it possible to know what is simple mental retardation through the symptoms?

 Among the most important symptoms of simple mental retardation in children and adults are:

 Having difficulties in reading and writing.

 Inability to handle the responsibilities of marriage and children.

 Take advantage of special education plans.

 Complete independence when he grows up.

 Finding it difficult to learn to speak, but having the quality of communication after learning it.

 social immaturity.

 IQ ranges between 50 and 69.