Mental retardation is significantly sub average intellectual functioning present from birth or early infancy, causing limitations in the ability to conduct normal activities of daily living. Level of mental retardation, maternal age, family history of mental retardation and consanguinity associated disorder was recorded from data given by parents or center of rehabilitation. Forty seven percent...

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of parent’s involvement in education on the academic performance of the mentally retarded learners in primary schools of selected schools in Thika Municipality, Kiambu County. The objectives of the study was to determine whether cultural beliefs among the parents affects the enrolments of mentally retarded children in the area under study; det...

we read with a great interest the article written by davoodbeglou and colleagues entitled “evaluation of hepatitis b infection prevalence in institutionalized intellectually disabled children” which is recently published in your prestigious journal 1 . the authors concluded that hbv infection is more prevalent among institutionalized disabled children and that we should change our health polici...

This book is about people, people referred to as being mentally retarded. Through the centuries much has been said about them, about their being dangerous, evil, possessed, or, to the contrary, special gifts from Heaven, "holy innocents." Many of these beliefs live on. One can encounter them even today almost anywhere in the United States as plans are discussed for community residences for ment...