What characteristics constitute Mild Mental Retardation?
Mild mental retardation characteristics are fairly clear cut. These characteristics make the symptoms of mild or moderate mental retardation, easier to understand. Let us understand these characteristics more in detail. • The student or child will be 2 to 4 years behind in their cognitive development, This also includes development in maths, languages, attention spans, memory and grasping power, as well as speech development. • Social behavior also gets impacted due to the retardation. The child will seem childish and immature. Obsessive compulsive behaviors are also observed to quite an extent. The child will show a lack of understanding of verbal or non-verbal or both. They may seem like rule breakers, but for a child suffering from this disability, following rules becomes difficult. • Adaptive skills also get hit to a very major extent. The child may seem clumsy. The child will also not show a lot of interest and inclination towards personal hygiene and life skills. • The child will
