Mental Retardation

Question: Mental Retardation ? if one of the parents has Mental Retardation.. and the other parent does not have MR.. is it possible for the kid to have it? that they have together.

Answer: Yes, that is possible. It depends on what genes the kid inharets. Also, if it is the male who has MR, then it is more like for the child to have it, because in a majority of cases, the males genes are dominate.

Question: mental retardation? impact of children with mental retardation on siblings in a family

Answer: very little negative,..and super positive effects. they become more sensitive to other peoples needs and situations

Question: What is mental retardation (MR) and do IQ scores help to clarify potential performance of a person who has bee? What is mental retardation (MR) and do IQ scores help to clarify potential performance of a person who has been diagnosed with MR?

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Question: In mental retardation, how is the emotional state related to the intellectual development? I read the short story Flowers for Algernon and the main character is Mental retardation affects his emotional state and intellectual development. As he gets smarter, his emotional state changes to a more aggressive state. But what is the relationship between emotion and intelligence in general?

Answer: To me, there is little correlation in the normal range. Of course, if one occupies a fringe position by being extremely intelligent or cognitively deficient, he may tend to manifest some dysfunctional emotional behavior.

Question: What is the likely hood of having a child with mental retardation or schizophrenia?

Answer: There is a 15% to 35% chance of schizophrenia and a 50% to 75% chance of mental retardation.

Question: Any ideas for activities for individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities? I work in a day program with adults who have all different stages of mental retardation. We are looking for activities in which our clients can participate. We really want to get new materials so they aren't bored with the same old stuff. It can be anything from crafts, games, and community adventures. We have all levels of functioning so all ideas are welcome. Any useful websites with ideas, crafts, or anything would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: umm...this is more for younger kids but it is great! www.makinglearningfun.com

Question: What are adaptive skills when referring to mental retardation? What are adaptive skills when dealing with mental retardation? I know what mental retardation is however I don't know the "adaptive skills". Could someone please explain and define asap. Thanks.

Answer: An adaptive skill is when I use my perception to achieve the expected goal of what others want. I can play a piano. I can adaptively play the piano so it sounds like Chopin. Its kinda hard to explain from my point of view. Adaptive behavior is the collection of conceptual, social, and practical skills that people have learned so they can function in their everyday lives. Significant limitations in adaptive behavior impact a person's daily life and affect the ability to respond to a particular situation or to the environment. It has to do with alotta junk that is Social and Societal Acceptance, So I can play the piano the way I like to hear it, or I can adjust to societies standards and play old boreing Ludwig Van Beethoven, Actually Ludwig is pretty good. But he misses a few Sharps in the 8th bar of the 2nd Movement Symphony 9.

Question: How many chromosomes are found in mental retardation? I am doing a science brochure on metal retardation, but i need to know how many chromosomes are found in the disease:mental retardation. Please list a reference! Thank You.

Answer: The most common form of genetic 'mental retardation' is Down's Syndrome, this is due to an extra chromosome so rather than the normal number of chromosomes - 46, there is 47 due to an extra chromosome at position 21 - called trisomy. Aneuploids are when the number of chromsomes differ from the normal and they usually arise from a failure of correct separation of chromosome pairs at meiosis.

Question: What does the statement mean in regards to mental retardation? "Mental Retardation is to a large degree a socially constructed category. Thus, paradigm shifts will occur and can be beneficial" What does that statement mean?

Answer: It means that what we mean when we say "mental retardation" will change periodically due to changing perceptions and values; because the category is something created by society, society's definition of it will change, sometimes with good results.

Question: What's the difference between autism and mental retardation? Inside a special needs magazine there is a separate category and section for autism vs. mental retardation. What are the differences between these disorders? I had thought they were the same thing.

Answer: It is quite wrong to say that the vast majority of people with autism are also mentally retarded when quite the opposite is true. It is people who are incredibly intelligent who are more susceptible to being affected by autism because they are more sensitive to toxins in the environment, which triggers autism. Autism is like a barrier, a wall making it difficult for people with autism to express themselves. When people can't express themselves properly it is very frustrating for them and children who are affected often tantrum. My daughter has high functioning autism and gets straight A's in school. She won't look you in the eye though or have a long conversation with you because autism is in her way. I can assure you there is no mental retardation there. She is brilliant...knew all her states and capitals before she was 2 and could read at age 3 and this is just for starters.

Question: What are some creative art activities to use with students who have mental retardation? I volunteer at the North Mississippi Regional Center for Mental Retardation. I work in a classroom with seven students, all of which have mental retardation. Some of the students are more handicapped than others in terms of physical ability. I need some creative ideas for their "art time" that the class as a whole would enjoy.

Answer: +Finger painting +Coloring on a big sheet of paper, together, to make one big picture +Taking bits of colored felt (scraps) in different shapes & gluing to colored paper. +Ditto with scraps of multicolored construction paper (left overs from other classes is fine--recycle! +Put single thumbprints onto small squares of white or colored semi-stiff paper, with poster paints. Put their names on the back. Later, you turn them into cute shapes--ladybugs, etc. with black pens. +Use Markers on those black "fuzzy pictures". They look nice no matter how you color them and are pretty inexpensive! Ask parents to donate a dollar or two to buy the fuzzy pictures, if needed. Then give to the kids to take home, for their bedrooms. + Make their own bookmarks with poster paints, fingerpaints, on stiff posterboards. Sell for 10 or 25 cents as a fundraiser for the class to do something special. + Teach watercolor..cheap but beautiful. Frame the best pictures in black construction paper. Some could be sold & the money used for a class project or given to the child & family.

Question: How can you become a legal advocate for people with mental retardation? I want to be a public defender. Can I find a job focused on defending people with mental retardation?

Answer: That's a very noble gesture, but, why the fixation on one particular area of law, I mean, as a public defender, shouldn't being an advocate for anyone wrongly accused of a crime be more apropos, considering, the lack of screening, of victims caught up in the "justice" machine, where does one draw the line between "mental retardation" and "criminally insane" AND just plain "innocent",especially when "bias" in the court system is rampant. If you really want to be an advocate for "mentally challenged " citizens, being a "public defender" for them, will ,rip your heart out,slam it to the ground, and stomp on it. But, good luck in your endeavors.

Question: What are the differences between mental retardation and autism? My little sister is diagnosed to both autism and mental retardation but I thought it was basically the same thing. I thought mental retardation IS autism. Can someone explain to me the difference?

Answer: In the most basic way, mental retardation is being "behind", or retarded in mental ability in relation to persons of the same age. It ranges from persons who are just noticeably slower, through those who as adults need assistance like children, to those who must be totally cared for. Autism refers more to limitations in ability to relate and communicate with others, a "difference" or a "distance" from others who try to interact, yet not mentally ill in the sense of having apparent delusions, hallucinations, or other psychotic symptoms. Autism is more perplexing, and not uncontroversial in several ways. I would suggest you ask for some time to talk with the Doctor or his or her team that are trying to help your sister. If you're lucky enough to have parents who care, let them know this is an issue for you, too.

Question: Can a child have both Mental Retardation and Autism at the same time? Someone I'm aware of claims that her child has both Autism and Mental Retardation as well as "Delayed Development". Would not MR mask or replace any Autism and would not "Delayed Development" also be a by product of the MR condition? This person's explanation sounds very fishy to me. Claire, Mental Retardation IS a medical term and it IS a condition. If you have nothing useful to add then don't bother answering.

Answer: It sounds to me like she's self diagnosing, next thing the kid will have ADHD because she can't control them, from what I understand both Delayed Development and Mental Retardation are both blanket terms not actual complaints, so yes the child could be Autistic and she's just looking into it too much or maybe the kid is just slow at picking things up. So yeah, maybe she just wants sympathy or attention, but take any 'diagnosis' with a pinch of salt.

Question: Mental retardation is a correct term. How many think it should be changed? I'm writing a reflection paper on mental retardation and I'm just taking a poll of how many people either think the term is wrong or whether it has just gotten a bad stigma. Do you prefer a different term? What's everyone's thoughts? Yes the term mental retardation is still the correct term it is still "politically correct." Please if you feel the need to tell me that it is not the correct term go and look up the information first because you will be wrong.

Answer: I'm not sure what good that would do to change it. Whatever term we use will eventually be used in a joking way anway--there's no way to stop that from happening. Words like "idiot", "moron" "imbecile", and "mental defective" used to be real clinical terms. Words like "special", "exceptional" and "mentally challenged" are already being used as insult words just like "retard." We are still going to need a word to use for people whose IQ is lower than 70. "Learning Disabled" or "Learning Disordered" won't do because you can have a learning disability and a normal IQ. "Mentally Challenged" just sounds funny to me; I can't believe psychologist and doctors are going to use that term and I don't see why anyone would think it sounds better. The correct terms in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are: Mild Mental Retardation (IQ 50-69) Moderate Mental Retardation (IQ 40-50) Severe Mental Retardation (IQ 20-40) Profound Mental Retardation (IQ under 20) Mental Retardation Severity Unspecified (an exact IQ can't be determined) Borderline Intellectual Functioning (IQ 70 to 83; lower than average but not MR). Autism and mental retardation are not mutually exclusive; some people are diagnosed with both, they are two different things. However, it is true that some people with Autism are mistakenly labelled MR because they might not be responsive or cooperative with IQ testing. "Cognitively impaired" doesn't work because it could also mean dementia; which is not the same thing as mental retardation. My grade school records said "mentally retarded" too, until they actually tested my IQ. That was in the 1960s and they didn't have categories for learning disorders back then.

Question: What do you expect from a workshop conducted on Mental Retardation? We are planning to conduct a workshop on mental retardation (MR) in Pune, India and would like to know what would you look for in the workshop? It can be anything like school, employment issues for children with MR?...please do let me know your opinions and inputs...thank you

Answer: Education and Employment for children with MR, just end up as topics discussed in the workshop. It is better you work out issues for their shelter and food to enable them to live in a dignified way. I have attended a few workshops of this kind, and have heard the participants reeling out ideas and plans to better their live, but to tell you the truth everything was relegated to the confines of the workshop. Not a single plan was implemented. I have seen the illiterate tending to the MR kids with love and affection, and despite their poverty they work as a team for the betterment of the MRs. Just spend time with them and you will know what it takes to bring up a MR child. Maybe it is the hard way but the most practical way. Do you really think that the participants really care for the MR kids. It is all blah blah and a nice lunch, certainly not shared with the MR kids.

Question: What is the problem with have mental retardation? i have severl questions. 1. what is the problem with having mental retardation? 2. what is the problem with have a autism spectrum disorder? 3. why do people hate people with those disorder ( i know a few *** holes who do) 4, if you have a.s or M.R how do you feel when people say you have a sickness and or illness. 5. do you like it when people feel sorry for you 6, do you want to be a neuro typical.

Answer: 1&2: the problems aren't really intrinsic to the conditions. If everyone was MR, it wouldn't be a problem to be MR. If everyone were autistic, it wouldn't be a problem to be autistic. However, everyone is not. So, it makes it hard for people to fit into society. It often (not always) imposes a big financial burden on neurotypical people to take care of people with MR or ASDs. For the people with MR/ASDs the struggle to try to function in society can be problematic. 3: some people fear MR and ASDs. Some just are too full of hate in general. Some people just don't like that they have to pay taxes to support people who are never going to contribute to society (again, some people with MR/ASDs do contribute to society - many do not). Some people might feel guilty for not knowing how to act around people who are different - or guilty they can't solve the problem. 4. I think they're stupid. They need to look up what disease/illness means. Disorder, maybe. Condition, definitely. But illness/disease, no. I usually also think they're just trying to be mean and I don't like that. What shall I say... I almost feel sorry for them for being such assholes/morons. 5. No. (I have Asperger's and an IQ of around 145, so, can't comment on the MR part). I think feeling sorry for me is unhelpful at best. It makes me feel uncomfortable... like, how am I supposed to react? 6. No thanks. Maybe a bit closer to NT, but not fully NT. AS is part of my personality, of what makes me *me*. EDIT: Why do people always say stuff about how people with developmental disorders have a "bright outlook on life" or something along those lines? Haven't they heard that depression is much more common in teens with things like Asperger's than in NT teens? It always kind of annoys me... if I had such a bright outlook on life, I wouldn't have been on Prozac before. Also, what makes them think that it's okay to be all "wow" at being able to catch a lizard if you have MR or an ASD, but not if the person is NT? It's kind of degrading...

Question: When adopting a child with mental retardation, what are the procedures? Are they the same for adopting a child without mental retardation?

Answer: Actually, according to www.aaidd.org, "Mental retardation and intellectual disability are two names for the same thing. But intellectual disability is gaining currency as the preferred term. In fact, the American Association on Mental Retardation changed its name in 2007 to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. It is crucial that ‘mental retardation’ and ‘intellectual disability’ should be precisely synonymous in definition and in all related classification because current federal and state laws contain the term ‘mental retardation’. That is the term used in law and public policy to determine eligibility for state and federal programs, including the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act—IDEA (2004), Social Security Disability Insurance, and Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver. Also, the term ‘mental retardation’ is used for citizenship and legal status, civil and criminal justice, early care and education, training and employment, income support, health care, and housing and zoning." SO, you really are still correct by using the term mental retardation. Even though that is in the process of being changed to intellectual disability.

Question: What is the proper term for people with mental retardation? How do I refer to people with mental retardation without being offensive? What's the preferred term?

Answer: coming from a parent's perspective I prefer cognitively impaired, cognitive impaired or intellectual disabilities or impairment. There are other choices such as mental impairment, but I find now that the word "mental" could be as offensive as the word "retardation" because of all the negative baggage that comes with the word. How do you refer to them may depend a lot on your context. I've done a little writing and depending on my audience if I use the term "Cognitively impaired" they may have no clue as to what that means, what it may look like, so at times I may use something like "cognitive impairment" with an explanation that it's a better use of words to define "mental retardation" Excellent website resource below, hope you join the team to end the R word.

Question: Can listening to the same songs over and over again lead to mental retardation? My mother keeps playing the same ridiculous songs over and over again while she's working out, (she only got one CD and thats why she keeps playing the same stuff) and she sings along. This has been going on for about six months, and ever since I notcied that she's getting increasingly thicker every passing day. Can listening to the same music all the time lead to stupidity or mental retardation?

Answer: no - not to actual mental retardation. though repeated music, 24 hours a day, is a form of brainwashing, maybe even torture.