MATRIX OF EXCEPTIONALITIES

MENTAL RETARDATION

EFFECTIVE
DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS PREVALENCE CAUSES INCLUSIVE
PRACTICES
 Mental  Children with  Theoretically  More than 250  The social
retardation mild mental 2.3% of the causes of acceptance of
involves both retardation may two standard mental students with
significantly experience deviations retardation are mental
subaverage substantial below the identified. disabilities
general performance norm of an IQ  Etiology is increases
intellectual deficits only in tests; but does unknown for through social
functioning school. Their not account for most individual contacts with a
and deficits in social and adoptive with mild greater
adaptive communicationa behavior, the mental number of
behavior l skills maybe other criterion retardation. classmates
manifested normal or nearly for diagnosis and school
between birth so. of mental mates without
and age 18.  Most children retardation. disabilities.
 It is historically with moderate 
been defined mental
as an retardation show
Intelligent significant
quotient score development
under 70. delays during
their preschool
year.