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Mental Retardation (MR), is a condition diagnosed before age 18, usually in infancy or prior to birth, that includes below-average general intellectual function, a lack of the skills necessary for daily living. About 1% to 3% of the population of the United States has Mental Retardation. People around the world with Mental Retardation struggle to fit in day to day. Others discriminate Mental Retardation because they have developmental delays and intellectual disability. People with Mental Retardation should be able to live in society without being made fun of and people should understand how hard it is to live with Mental Retardation.

Doctors can could specifically find out what’s wrong in 25% of the cases each year.  People get Mental Retardation usually through birth. Some other factors besides birth is infections when giving birth and trauma before or after birth. Normally people become Mental Retardate because of something that the mother has done sometime when having the baby in the whom. Toxic chemicals such as alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, and other drugs are the most common causes to intellectual disability cases. Other causes could be there is a problem with the baby’s genes, the baby was born too early, or brain damage after birth.  Mothers that are pregnant shouldn't be doing anything that could harm the baby in any way.

Some people have a hard time grasping the information given to them during school or in a meeting. Just like other health problems like autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy there person’s developmental delay can be mild or major. Often when the people take tests their intelligence quotient (IQ) score below 70 on a standardized IQ test. The average score for an IQ test is from 85-115. Having to try harder more than the average person to get an average test score is difficult. A lot of Mental Retardation people have a lack of curiosity and fails to adapt to new situations. Most of them don’t understand social rules or how to follow them. Being a stand out person that is incapable to have quick reflexes and have trouble feeling comfortable in new setting. If people that have this condition and what to be treated, should be treated as an infant. Social skills and others will be taught until the person is as normal as possible. There are a lot of support groups that can help with treatment and counseling such as the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Mental Retardation is a diagnosed before the age of 18, that you usually get as an infant or before birth. There are treatments out there and association that can help. Lack of social skills and lack of curiosity are symptoms to Mental Retardation. We shouldn't discriminate against Mental Retarded people and should treat them the same. People with Mental Retardation should be able to live in society without being made fun of and people should understand how hard it is to live with Mental Retardation.