Articles of category "Mental Retardation (kids and teens)"

Is there a kid in your class who doesn't seem to get the lessons no matter how many times the teacher explains them, who can't understand the rules of simple games, or who always seems to say the wrong thing in social situations? If so, this kid may be suffering from mental retardation. This article describes mental retardation and tells you what to do if you know someone who is retarded.

There was a time when the word retardation was removed from the vocabulary, but the word has returned. Retardation means that there is a physiological problem with the child, which causes their mental health to not properly develop. This mental retardation could be caused by Down syndrome, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or a few others. All of these happen during the development of the baby as a fetus.