What exactly is mental retardation?

And are there different levels of it? (like mild or severe)

there is mild and severe of all mental retardation.

down syndrome is when an extra egg gets into the ovum and doesnt get fertilized.

well there are different cases like autism.

its when the brain is different than the "normal" one and it effects the learning, thinking and interacting that they do

and there arent really levels just different diagnosis'

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