Can Someone Be Mentally Challenged. Ut Not Mentally Retarded (Mentel Retardation)?
Question by darth1977malak: Can someone be mentally challenged. ut not mentally retarded (mentel retardation)?
I got inoto a debate with my friend if they were the same and i believe they are different but simular please explain to me i am a mainstreamed student with ocd, aspergers and fatal alcohol/drug abuse syndrome. I have been called mentally challenegd from everyone including my family but they. All deny me being mentally retarded/mental retardation i got my aa degree and have a job people say i am challenged but also mainstreamed and functioinable. Tbey say i am a mentally challenged functionable student
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Answer by Peachy Perfect
“Mentally challenged” is not a technical term. So it will mean very different things to different people. I can’t tell you what it means, because there is no official definition.
“Mental retardation” is an official diagnosis (at least, until it is changed to “intellectual disability” in the upcoming handbook). It means that a person’s IQ is about 70 or below, and that they have trouble with “adaptive functioning”, like self care skills, health skills, safety skills, etc.
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