Everyone thinks the mentally retarded are funny, laugh at them, and call them names. It isn’t fair people need to realize what they are doing.
Imagine, someone who barely talks, can’t figure out 2 + 2, gets teased and has no friends. If we were to live a day like that we would see how some special people live each day of their lives. Every mentally retarded kid must deal with that. People don’t understand them so throw them out in the street or put them up for adoption. So no matter how they live, it is all up hill. Mental retardation isn’t very easy to deal with. An individual with an IQ of 75 or below equals mental retardation. They can’t achieve what normal kids achieve every day. Eighty five percent of the mental retarded population has mild mental retardation.
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Ten percent of the mental retarded population have moderate retardation and have an IQ from 35 to 50. If an IQ is 20 to 35 they have severe mental retardation, the second to worst level of mental retardation. The mentally retarded population for severe is 3 to 4 percent in the world. Two to 1 percent have profound, the worst case of mental retardation. Daily skills are barely achieved in every case. Mentally retarded individuals need supervision for daily events such as walking or writing. Often parents get behind in work to help their children. If parents give a blow to the head or a hard shaking it may cause brain damage and mental retardation. If the mentally retarded children aren’t watched carefully they can eat things such as paint or other items that may contain lead and could be poisoned. Parents and caregivers must continuously watch a child who is mentally retarded. If you have a mental retarded brother or sister you might be jealous of how much attention he or she gets. Mental retardation has no cure. Families and therapists who focus on their strengths and limitations can treat some forms. This treatment encourages the greatest possible intellectual and social development.
Kids with mental retardation get special classes so they can achieve individual goals. Family therapy helps the family members understand the nature of mental retardation. If you think you have a hard life think again. People with mental retardation have very hard life and it seems unfair. Someone who has mental retardation may do things a little slower and awkwardly, but they don’t know any different. Don’t laugh because some day you or a family member could be that person who barley talks, doesn’t have any friends, can’t figure out 2+2, and gets teased.