Question
How to treat a baby with intellectual disability? The baby was born with brain hypoxia and a skin breakage. At three years old, there are some words that are not clear, fewer vocabulary words than other children. The hands look a bit clumsy and not very agile. They have difficulty concentrating on learning and progress very slowly. What are the methods for treating intellectual disability?
Answer
Intellectual disability refers to a slow development of brain function or an inability to fully expand as normal, which limits or causes difficulties in practice and social adaptation. The delayed expansion can be detected as early as infancy or childhood, unlike the sudden onset of general diseases or mental illnesses. Intellectual disability is a permanent impairment; it is neither a disease nor a mental illness, and it is not curable by medication. However, people with intellectual disabilities can expand their limited potential through training, enhancing their reading abilities and normal living skills. By coordinating medical, social, educational, and vocational training measures, and implementing specialized training according to age and the severity of MR, patients can reach the highest possible intellectual level.