Patient's question:
My son doesn't talk much and sometimes falls while walking. He has low intelligence. My son is already five years old now. How can we effectively treat his low intelligence?Doctor's answer:
Through your explanation, it can be considered a condition of intellectual disability. Currently, this condition cannot be fully self-recovered. For patients, there needs to be special teaching and scientific rehabilitation training methods to effectively improve their intelligence. Early initiation of thyroid hormone replacement or special dietary therapy for phenylketonuria can stabilize their intellectual level. For MR caused by social, psychological, and cultural factors, changing environmental conditions and allowing them to live in a friendly and harmonious family, while enhancing upbringing, can lead to further improvement in their intelligence. In addition to treating intellectual disability, it is recommended that patients pay attention to their diet in daily life and maintain a cheerful mood to enhance their physical condition and slow down the recovery process.