Question
How can intellectual disability in children be effectively treated?
Answer
Specialized education and scientific rehabilitation training methods can effectively improve intellectual levels. Early thyroid hormone replacement or a phenylketonuria special diet can stabilize intellectual levels. For intellectual disability caused by social, psychological, and cultural factors, changing environmental conditions and living in a friendly and harmonious family environment, enhancing education, can also contribute to intellectual progress. For patients with severe intellectual disability, timely symptomatic treatment and appropriate medication use are necessary to prevent recurrence.