Patient's question:
I have mild intellectual disability. Will I pass it on to my child?Doctor's answer:
Except for a few cases with clear causes that can be treated with medication early on, most children rely on education and training. The goal of education is to teach patients some livelihood skills so they can eventually support themselves. The purpose of training is to enable patients to manage their daily lives independently, reducing their dependence on others in this regard. Currently, there is a tendency to place mildly mentally retarded children in mainstream school environments for education, which is known as normal education. For severe and profoundly severe mentally retarded children, the main focus is on living care and nursing. Most profoundly severe cases die in early childhood, so adults with severe or profoundly severe mental retardation are rarely seen.