Early manifestations of mentally retarded children

The baby's mental retardation should be discovered early. Whether the intellectual development is normal is reflected in many aspects. However, due to the neglect of parents, most mental retardation problems are not noticed by parents until they are clearly manifested. This is very dangerous. Therefore, in the process of early parenting, it is necessary to observe the baby's various behaviors in a timely manner and determine the baby's intellectual development level as early as possible. So, what are the early manifestations of mentally retarded children? Please read below.

1. The earliest symptoms shown by infants with mental retardation are often difficulty in feeding, inability to suck, and being particularly prone to spitting up milk, which indicates damage to the nervous system and will affect their intelligence in the future.

2. Children with congenital mental retardation have abnormal facial and body appearance. For example, children with congenital idiocy have symptoms such as wide-set eyes, slanted eyes, collapsed nose, tongue often hanging outside the mouth, and drooling.

3. Children with intellectual disabilities have significantly slower motor development than normal children. The starting age for movements such as raising the head while lying on the stomach, sitting, standing, and walking is later than that of normal children of the same age.

4. The child is over one year old, but still cannot speak well.

5. Mentally retarded children are indifferent to the environment. The child was very quiet all day and rarely cried. These children are often praised for being too quiet, and their intellectual problems are often easily overlooked.

6. ADHD is also a characteristic of some intellectually retarded children. Many mentally retarded children cannot stay still for a moment and are always active.

7. Mentally retarded children have poor concentration. Their attention span is significantly shorter than that of normal children.