We all know that there is a certain law in the development of children, in the process of development of the body and mind, the brain is constantly developing and maturing, and some children in the process of development of emotional instability, temper tantrums, poor cognitive ability, poor concentration, vigorous activities of the problem, parents must not feel that the child is lively, there may be mental retardation!
Mental retardation refers to a group of diseases in which the child's intellectual function is significantly lower than that of the same age in the process of growth and development, and is accompanied by adaptive behavioral deficits, which may be caused by genetic factors, childbirth factors, environmental factors or diseases, and requires timely intervention and treatment.
If it is due to acquired factors such as poor growth environment, parenting difficulties, and children who do not feel affection, their intellectual development may be slower than that of children of the same age, and they can get better in the later stage of rehabilitation training in time, while children with mental retardation due to genetic metabolic diseases and organic diseases may recover poorly.
1. How to detect mental retardation in children at an early stage?
1. Poor memory
Children with mental retardation have a relatively poor memory, have difficulty remembering information, and some may have cognitive impairment depending on the severity of the condition. Professional researchers have noted that mentally retarded children have short memories and may not be able to remember what happened a few minutes ago.
2. Poor cognitive and comprehension skills
Children with mental retardation have weak abilities and poor discrimination skills, and have poor ability to recognize and distinguish colors, sounds, language, etc. Poor memory, slow memorization speed, small memory capacity, low level of thinking generalization, poor abstract thinking ability and depth and breadth of thinking, poor cognitive comprehension ability compared with children of the same age, and longer Xi learning time is required.
3. Slow learning Xi
Xi new skills and acquire new knowledge at a much lower rate than children of the same age. They may need the help of their parents to complete their daily activities, and because their Xi rate is low, they often need to repeat the instruction, and many parents feel that their children seem to be a little "stupid" at this time.
4. Difficulty concentrating
Children with backward intelligence have difficulty concentrating, and the attention span is significantly shorter than that of normal children, and even when they are 5 to 6 years old, they do not spend more than 5 to 6 minutes concentrating on something, and they pay little attention to the outside world. Due to the lack of concentration, it is easy to have difficulties in academics.
5. Emotional instability
Children with mental retardation often have poor emotional control, emotional instability, and impulsivity, often manifested as persistent poor mood, emotional fluctuations, lack of enthusiasm for communication, and indifferent attitude;
If parents find that their children have the above manifestations in daily life, they should take their children to a professional hospital for examination and evaluation in time to diagnose intellectual development, and if the diagnosis is clearly mental retardation, parents should not be pessimistic and hopeless, and must cooperate with doctors in time to carry out effective treatment and training, improve the problem, and let the child integrate into society as soon as possible.
2. How to help children with mental retardation?
1. Encourage your child to socialize and take your child out to interact with other children more often can help your child build social skills.
2. Let children exercise more, which has great benefits for intellectual development, attention improvement, and mood improvement.
3. Maintain a good attitude, keep in touch with teachers, pay attention to your child's Xi and school performance, and don't have too high expectations for your child.
4. Pay more attention to the emotional and psychological state of children, because such children are easy to face a lot of setbacks in life, easy to be ridiculed and bullied by classmates, and need special understanding and support from parents.
Note: The article is for the purpose of popular science, and some of the content and pictures are from the Internet.
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