Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
mental retardation definition
mental retardation definition Mental retardation is a disorder where a child’s general intellectual function is below an IQ of 70, resulting in the child developing slower than other children of their age.
The initial physiologic disorders are ruled out by conducting a
• Neurologic examination
• Hearing examination
• Vision examination
Mental retardation is classified as:
• Mild: IQ 50 to 70
• Moderate: IQ 35 to 49
• Severe: IQ 20 to 34
• Profound: IQ below 20
Post Footer automatically generated by wp-posturl plugin for wordpress.
More from my site
Tags: mental retardation
Leave a Reply