Developmental disability is a term used to describe severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments, manifested before the age of 22. The term is used most commonly in the United States to refer to disabilities affecting daily functioning in three or more of the following areas:

• capacity for independent living
• economic self-sufficiency
• learning
• mobility
• receptive and expressive language
• self-care
• self-direction

Usually people with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, various genetic and chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome are described as having developmental disabilities. This use of the term is synonymous with the use of the term learning disability in the United Kingdom and intellectual disability in Australia, Europe, Canada and elsewhere. Cognitive disability is also used synonymously in some jurisdictions.

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Mentally challenged person at work talking over the intercom. #thingsthatmakemesmile
mrob224 (Mark Stephen Robards) Thu, 17 May 2012 07:12:25 -0000
Mentally challenged person at work talking over the intercom. #thingsthatmakemesmile
Either the lack of glasses has thrown things off for me,causing large amount of spelling errors,or Ive just always been mentally challenged.
FrancoMissy (Melissa Franco) Thu, 17 May 2012 07:02:35 -0000
Either the lack of glasses has thrown things off for me,causing large amount of spelling errors,or Ive just always been mentally challenged.
What did the chinese couple call their mentally challenged baby????....sum ting wong...lol
WChrisNoard (William Chris Noard) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:59:39 -0000
What did the chinese couple call their mentally challenged baby????....sum ting wong...lol
Sometimes you REALLY gotta talk to @Drizzy_IV and @THR33_Chainz like they're mentally challenged..or you will get confused yourself..
SwagrBNice (Mr. Nice Guy) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:16 -0000
Sometimes you REALLY gotta talk to @Drizzy_IV and @THR33_Chainz like they're mentally challenged..or you will get confused yourself..
That makes you sweet and a real friend/family RT @1FloeTic_SisTAU: I have a mentally challenged (cont) http://t.co/ayXvp7nX
i_lke_wAt_i_EAt (LoosenecKKn Lennon) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:32:32 -0000
That makes you sweet and a real friend/family RT @1FloeTic_SisTAU: I have a mentally challenged (cont) http://t.co/ayXvp7nX
Some people really are mentally challenged. There a lot of people in this world with mental problems & don't even know it - smfh
RealCurtisRaye (ᵀᴴᴱRᴇᴀʟCurtisRᴀyᴇ ) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:31:05 -0000
Some people really are mentally challenged. There a lot of people in this world with mental problems & don't even know it - smfh

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