[Blood of Tyrants]

http://specialeducation-245.blogspot.com/2007/12/mentally-disabled-or-cognitively.html

Mentally Disabled or Cognitively Delayed
Mentally Disabled or Cognitively Delayed:
Definition: This disability is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. This disability originates before age 18.
Characteristics:
Difficulty in focusing and attending to relevant stimuli
Memory problems
Doubts own abilities due to past failures – external locus of control
Learned helplessness
Reliance on others for cues and guidance - Outer-directedness
Poor interpersonal skills, socially inappropriate behaviors
Academic performance: deficiency is seen in all areas, but, generally, reading is weakest.
Difficulty in generalizing knowledge – transferring knowledge gained in one area to another
May have problems with hearing, sight or speech
Impaired cognitive functioning (IQ below 70-75)
Significant limitations exist in two or more adaptive skill areas
Physical and emotional problems such as depression

[oh8eleven]

Actually, those characteristics describe the inhabitants of any city in America.

[wildbill]

By using the term ‘delayed’ one would assume that at some point in time an epiphany would occur and the subject would be back on schedule as a functioning and maturing adult.

Isn’t this just ‘newspeak’ to obfuscate the truth?

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

So she was mentally retarded. Thanks for explaining that.