Explain the categories of mentally retarded person.

      

Explain the categories of mentally retarded person.

  

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Martin
1.Mildly retarded

-Has 1 Q – 58 – 70 educable up to upper primary level they can adjust socially and became independent in society. Have potential for partial or total participation in the economy

2.Moderately retarded

-1Q 40-54 points 10% of the total population of the mentally retarded however attain an intellectual level similar to that of 6 years old child.
-Appear clumsy, mortor inco-ordination i.e limbs.
-Dull can be trained instead of being educated.
-Rate of learning is low
-Require some consisted attention

3. Severe mental retardation

-Forms 3.5 of mentally retarded individuals, intellectual level is similar to that of four years old child.
-Experience severe motor and speech inefficient
-Unable to master basic skills e.g. dressing themselves, feed themselves.
-They are neither trainable nor educated.

4. Profound mental retardation

-1.5% of the mentally retarded people.
-1Q below 25 points
-Intellectual level is not better than that of two years old child
-Have other complication like physical deformities e.g. deaf.
-Defects of central nervous system, severe speech disorders.
-Some are deaf with poor motor Coordination
-Need care/supervision
-Need to be institutionalized (special places)
-Mental retarded individuals in Kenya from 1.5 million
marto answered the question on April 24, 2019 at 07:13


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