mentally retarded

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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 15 Jun 16

Under Indian Penal Code, there are 4 categories of insane persons who are exempted from punishment. they are idiots, mentally retarded persons, people suffering of lunacy at different lucid intervals and one who is drunk. There is...

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Mentally retarded

k15682 @k15682 (300) • United States 1 Mar 10

Should mentally retarded work, either in a workshop setting or in the public? My views on this are that most if not all mentally retarded people can do something in a work setting. I am not talking a minimum wage job, I am talking...

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Neighbor Is A Jerk! He Yells At Me And Verbally Assaults Me Every Morning! Help!

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 24 Nov 09

I have been living in a condo that I am renting for the past 10 months or so after the economy tanked here in America. Anyways when we first moved in it was fine, however a month after moving in my children were starting their new...

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First read this incident and comment please... it will change you life for good

ranikrishnan @ranikrishnan (1683) • India 6 Jun 09

It was a sports stadium. Eight Children were standing on the track to participate in a running event. * Ready! * Steady! * Bang !!! With the sound of Toy pistol, All eight girls started running. Hardly had they covered ten...

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Bullying video posted on youtube

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 26 Oct 08

A bullying video on a mentally disabled person taken on a public transport bus by a cellphone was posted on youtube a few weeks ago. A local newspaper investigated the case and the video was taken off the site. Why are people...

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Would you be able to cope with a mentally retarded child?

Sheepie @Sheepie (3112) • United States 12 Sep 08

I'm not sure I would be able to take it, I really want to have a child someday that will grow up to be a functioning part of society, someone who can inspire other people and dream big. I'd be depressed if I had a child who spent...

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Are you offended by the term "mental retardation"?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 26 Aug 08

My state is going to remove that designation from the name of a state agency that helps people with that affliction, saying it offends people. Several advocate groups have demanded the change, saying it's demeaning and insulting...

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mentally challenged

mentally retarded

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A modern day Rainman!

sylvia13 @sylvia13 (1850) • Nelson Bay, Australia 28 Mar 07

This experience that I had yesterday reminded me of the "Rainman" movie, with actor Dustin Hoffman. I was on the bus and next to me was sitting the Rainman's real life equivalent. He was dressed well and was the most incredible...

A house on your street...

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 12 Mar 07

has been purchased to be used as a group home for 4 - 6 developmentally disabled adults. These people are austic and/ or retarded. They will never be home alone, there will always be staff to supervise and assist them. They have...

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What if your child is mentally retarded or an autistic?

myworld_and_you @myworld_and_you (1223) • Philippines 6 Mar 07

My sister is an Occupational Therapist by professuion and is currently working as a teacher in a school of mentally retarded and autistic children. She always tells me that it's so hard to be able to deal with them especially when...

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MR mentally retarded children

vehaileairu @vehaileairu (2286) • Philippines 19 Dec 06

people who dont have the knowledge and experience of these children will disgust them or find them odd. my sister is a Physical Therapist, shes strick and sophisticated at first look, but when she handle patients, shes so...

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Do you have any friend who is mentally retarded?

drrahul44 @drrahul44 (1152) • India 9 Dec 06

i have one...who is mentally ill...what about you..?

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