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Striving to be the premier agency...
Offering supportive
Community living for the mentally
Challenged in the southeast,
Focused on achieving the optimum
Level of independence for all served.

Mental retardation is a condition diagnosed age 18 that includes below-avearge general intellectual function. and a lack of the skills necessary for daily living

Problems Learning and Functioning

There's a kid at school who seems different. You've heard people say he's "retarded," but you've also heard people use that word to make fun of each other.  Mental retardation (say: ree-tar-day-shun) is a term that was once commonly used to describe someone who learns and develops more slowly than other kids. But it's not used as much anymore because it hurts people's feelings.  Instead, you might hear terms like "intellectual disability" or "developmental delay." But all these words mean basically the same thing. Someone who has this kind of problem will have trouble learning and functioning in everyday life. This person could be 10 years old, but might not talk or write as well as a typical 10-year-old. He or she also is usually slower to learn other skills, like how to get dressed or how to act around other people.  But having an intellectual disability doesn't mean a person can't learn. Ask anyone who knows and loves a person with an intellectual disability! Some kids with autism, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy may be described as having an intellectual disability, yet they often have a great capacity to learn and become quite capable kids.  Just like other health problems, an intellectual disability can be mild (smaller) or major (bigger). The bigger the disability the more trouble someone will have learning and becoming an independent person.