Pratt Helen D, Greydanus Donald E
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Pediatrics Program, MSU/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284, USA.
Prim Care. 2007 Jun;34(2):375-86; abstract ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2007.04.010.
Mental retardation or MR (current term, intellectual disability [ID]) is a label used to describe a constellation of symptoms that includes severe deficits or limitations in an individual's developmental skills in several areas or domains of function: cognitive, language, motor, auditory, psychosocial, moral judgment, and specific integrative adaptive (ie, activities of daily living). This article reviews concepts of ID in children and adolescents useful for the primary care clinician who cares for these individuals. The majority of youth with ID can live independent or semi-independent lives as adults if they have received the appropriate personalized support over a sustained period of their lives, especially during the formative years.
智力迟钝或MR（当前术语为智力残疾[ID]）是一个用于描述一系列症状的标签，这些症状包括个体在多个功能领域（认知、语言、运动、听觉、心理社会、道德判断和特定的综合适应性，即日常生活活动）的发育技能存在严重缺陷或限制。本文回顾了对照顾这些个体的初级保健临床医生有用的儿童和青少年智力残疾概念。如果大多数患有智力残疾的年轻人在其一生中，特别是在成长阶段，得到了适当的个性化支持，那么他们成年后可以过上独立或半独立的生活。
