Moderate Mental Retardation
Moderate mantal retardation (IQ score 35-40) represent about 10 percent of person with mental retardation. There are three test stage for testing moderate mental retardation disorder;
Interview with the parent, Watching the childiren with disorder and Test
Proberty of MR
• May have important relationship with the people in their life.
• May learn to navigate their community and travel with support
• Can have difficulty planning trip and handling money independly
• May recognize environmental print (Example; signs ,logos, sight words) in their life.
• May need visual prompts such as daily schedule and pictures of routines.
• Will need support in their daily lives.
• May display independence in certain daily living activities,such as dressing and bathing.
• Most live dependently with their family
• Social works are limited.
• But learning basic skill. Like reading,writing and counting.
Treatment for Moderate MR
Guided therapy and one by one help can do wonders for people with moderate MR disorder. Special education is needed,but if provide, it can really assist with person being able to be more self sufficient in life. Depending on the exact symptoms and the degree of the disability, different methods may be needed, but overall there is a very good chance that help is available.
After weighing strength and weaknesses of a child, a therapist will be able to develop specialized program that can enable a person to be able to function better in life.
