Yes, it is possible to make it through school without special education if one has mild mental retardation. The only way to tell if someone has mental retardation is by taking the standardized tes...

You need to have him or her tested, and ask the psychologist who did the testing. Also, it depends on how old the person is. E.g. a 10 year old with "mild MR" will have a different me...

They aren't the same thing, first of all. Don't assume that people with mental illness are unintelligent, or that people with low intelligence are crazy. Mental retardation (or what...

I'm assuming that an oreo cookie is coke mixed with hash (Being that hash is dark and coke is light) So the hash might make someone act "retarded" but the cocaine could have a mo...

Sometimes they are kept in the same hospitals. Most often they are heavily medicated if they are psychotic. I don't think they usually wander around too much for their own safety and that of...

I guess that your best bet will be BS in psychiatry most Collages have it and then you can pursue Master and Doctor degree in same field.

you should probably contact a professional to talk to and get him help with the anger management and depression. call your local hospital or a mental health center. there are programs for his age...

Cut, there's one called Impulse or something. Girl, Interupted maybe? Go to Amazon and see if there's a Listmania list about what you're looking for.

Try contacting Advocacy Inc. They advocate for the legal rights of people with physical and mental disabilities. Advocacy, Inc. 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. #171-E Austin, TX 78757-1024 512-454-48...

Those with CP (cerebral palsy) usually have a problem with weight gain so your son is fortunate that it isn't an issue for him. If all his lab testing is fine, it is totally possible that you...

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My Chloe is 7 and struggles to sit still ect ect but I have been told many times that she has an above average IQ for her age and has a photographic memory. I worry that she will become that child ...

I know a few people who have been on that, everyone reacts different to drugs, some drugs just don't work, you just have to keep trying to see what will work for you.

Of all the studying I've done on toxoplasmosis, the closest I've found to what your looking for stops short at prevention. Keep updated with her neurologist on possible treatment optio...

I can think of any of a number of reasons, having been on the other side of such ridicule myself: (1) They're ignorant and don't know any better; (2) They laugh out of a fear of what they...