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MENTAL RETARDATION – DEF.

Significant subaverage intellectual functioning

+Significant limitation in at least two of the

following skill areas– Communication, Self care, Home living, social

/interperssonel skills, use of community resources, self direction, functional acedemic skills, work, leisure, safety

With onset before the age of 18 years

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Management

• Prevention

• Treatment

• Teaching and Training• Occupational therapies

• Speech therapies

• Physical therapies

• Behavioral therapies

• Other aids

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Management

• Prevention• Good Antenatal Care during pregnancy

• Good natal care – Delivery by trained personnel

4

Management - Treatment

• Treatment• No treatment in modern science

• Can be treated successfully with AAY treatment

A combination of

Allopathy

+

Ayurveda

+

Yoga

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Early Intervention

• Early identification

• Good assessment

• Good placement

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Early Intervention

• Supported living

• Residential, day, and pre-vocational

• Home health aides

• Transportation

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Early Intervention

Teaching and Training• Occupational therapies

• Speech therapies

• Physical therapies

• Behavioral therapies

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Early Intervention

OTHER FAMILY SUPPORTS

• Family counseling• Architectural adaptation of the home• in-home training• sibling support programs• education and behavior management services• The purchase of specialized equipment

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Early Intervention

Supported Employment:– The long-term support of individuals in

integrated work settings, work stations in industry, enclaves, or work crews. The goal is development of independent work skills and the ability to earn wages commensurate with those earned by individuals without disabilities doing similar work.