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Summary Of: Mental retardation

mental retardation is subsumed into the broader term... the more specific term mental retardation is still typically used... implying that mental retardation without any behavioral problems is what is meant... Children with mental retardation may learn to sit up... Both adults and children with mental retardation may also exhibit the following characteristics... of cognitive functioning will cause a child with mental retardation to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child... Children with moderate mental retardation will require considerable supports in school... A person with a more severe mental retardation will need more intensive support and supervision his or her entire life... By most definitions mental retardation is more accurately considered a... in people with mental retardation requires monitoring and vigilance as side effects occur commonly and are often misdiagnosed as behavioural... encapsulates the core deficit that creates mental retardation in the first place... linked mental retardation associated with cleft lip... Mutations in PHF8 are associated with X linked mental retardation and cleft lip...

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