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Mental Retardation, What are the level of Mental Retardation, what causes mental retardation

Mental retardation is a condition of both clinical and social importance. It is characterized by limitations in performance that result from significant impairments in measured intelligence and adaptive behaviour. Mental retardation is defined as: * Significantly sub average general intellectual functioning (IQ below 70) * Significantly deficit or impairment in adaptive functioning *Which manifests during […]