He kind of always looks like he's smiling and he is 'out of it' and is retarded. What is that called though?
Non offensive please.
2006-12-23 23:56:03 · 17 answers · asked by ScytheTleppo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
developmentally disabled
2006-12-23 23:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by raisenet 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a mother of a child who has autism, I use the term special needs. Mental illness as one person said is not the correct term as that's a whole other ballgame. That usually has something to do with depression et al.
Retard is a french word meaning late, as in slow development. I have a friend who's child is referred to as mildly retarded. Retarded isnt' bad when describing a special needs person, but is when it's derogatory.
2006-12-24 09:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by Lea aka sinnanmonwolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the word retarded is to do with underdeveloped mentally
I think its a horrible word.
I work with people with physical and learning difficulties which I prefer to use when I explain who I work with.
So Learning Difficulties, Disabilities or Special Needs seems a nicer way of putting it and is more acceptable in this day and age.
A Benchmark was set from Normal-Disabled-Moderately Disabled-Severely disabled..... and guess what most of us are in their somewhere because No one is 100% "NORMAL" because no one can say what is normal or not, it is what society perceives as normal.
Does that make sense?
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
2006-12-24 00:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Sunseaandair 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mentally challenged, or mentally handicapped. Retarded is a word that is not used anymore and is very offensive to many. Have a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year! God bless****
2006-12-24 00:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MR or Mentally Retarded is the medical terms
2006-12-24 03:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by Gee-Gee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physically or mentally challenged? We just learnt one symptom of trisomy of a somatic chromosome (number 15), is called Happy Doll symptom. In a way, I feel sorry for them, but they appear to be happy, without stress all the time, so it's a big paradox. God bless them.
2006-12-24 00:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by Aleckii 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mentally retarded. There is nothing offensive about that. they are just words.
2006-12-24 03:19:55 · answer #7 · answered by hemitheus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mentally challenged
2006-12-23 23:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have most often used the term special, not as much as special needs, but because of the smile as you describe. I have also heard the term star children used.
2006-12-24 00:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by metoo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"mentally challenged" - that's how a freind of mine described a mentally retarded teen whom we both love
2006-12-24 00:53:21 · answer #10 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would call him by his name, why not find out from hi what the condition is. He is just human like you.
2006-12-23 23:59:14 · answer #11 · answered by General Thade 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋