Individuals with different mental abilities are given different names through medical history starting by mentally retarded, mentally handicapped, individuals with mental disabilities and now, mentally challenged individuals. These definitions reflect the community’s outlook to those individuals from neglecting to independency.
The developmentally challenged individual is a person with certain degree of disability that renders him in need for extra-help in order to develop to his capacity.
Mental challenge implies significant deficits, with inset early in life, in intelligence and in adaptive behavior (e.g., communication, social interaction, school and/ or work). The deficits are recognized in the performance of social roles and age-appropriate tasks.
The infant and preschool child may fail to achieve developmental milestones of sitting, responding to familiar faces, walking, talking and sphincter control at expected ages. The schoolchild falls short of social expectations for classroom behavior and for reading, writing and arithmetic. The adult may have difficulty in the performance of work roles within and outside the home, in communication skills, or in the understanding of money, transport, and locality.
In the mind of parents of mental challenge children a lot of questions that need a proper answer. Some of these questions are what is wrong with my child? What shall I do? Where I can go? Are the current services enough? What about the next pregnancy?
Finally our main question: If you have a mentality challenged child/youth at home, would you like the community to neglect him/her or would you like to be proud of his/her achievements like the others?
---------Amira------------
July 15, 2003 | 12:50 AM
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