Severe and Profound Mental Retardation Characteristics
Explore the characteristics of severe and profound mental retardation in individuals with intellectual deficiencies. Learn about their developmental challenges, dependency on others, and need for specialized care and supervision.
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CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP UNIT-2 LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DEFICIENCY OR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN (Reference Book: Childhood and Growing Up By Dr. S.K.Mangal and Dr. ( Mrs.) Uma Mangal) PREPARED BY: Dr. MAHASHEVTA GAUR BRAHMAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROHTAK
CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP UNIT-2 LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DEFICIENY OR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN Lecture-3 ( Severe and Profound Mental Retardation) PREPARED BY: Dr. MAHASHEVTA GAUR BRAHMAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROHTAK
Severe Mental Retardation: Characteristics They never attain an intellectual level greater than that of the average four year old child. They exhibit quite high mortality rate due to high susceptibility to disease. They are grossly retarded in development from birth or infancy onwards. They show severe motor and speech retardation. Sensory defects and motor handicaps are common symptoms.
Severe Mental Retardation: Characteristics The majority of them display relatively little interest in their surroundings. Many of them never master even the necessary skills and functions like feeding, and dressing themselves. They have poor functioning in bladder and bowel control. They are neither educable nor trainable .
Severe Mental Retardation: Characteristics Majority of them remain dependent on others throughout their life. They need care and supervision of others with a great need for institutionalisation. They may profit with proper care, timely treatment and specialized training and managing their own physical well-being and doing manual labour. Nearly 3.5%of the total retarded individuals- mostly children and adolescents belong to this category.
Profound Mental Retardation: Characteristics They are characterised by most severe symptoms of mental retardation. They never attain in adult life an intellectual level greater than that of the average two year old child. They are severely deficient both in their intellectual capacities and adaptive behaviour. They are unable to protect themselves against common dangers.
Profound Mental Retardation: Characteristics They are unable to manage their own affairs and satisfy their physical needs. They are completely dependent on others and they need care and supervision like an infant. Their life span, as a result of their low resistance, is too short. Their condition deteriorates on account of the stress demands of their environment. Essentially, they need to be institutionalised.
Major Symptoms of Profound Mental Retardation Retarded growth Physical deformities Pathology of the central nervous system Autism Severe speech disturbances Motor incoordination Deafness and convulsive seizures They constitute 1.5% of the totally mentally retarded population. To be continued in next lecture ..
