What are the symptoms of mentally retarded children?

Nowadays, many families have a child. They love their child very much and are very concerned about their child’s health. Nowadays, many children have intellectual disabilities. For this problem, the best way is to get treatment as soon as possible. So what are the symptoms of mentally retarded children? This is what everyone wants to know. Let me give you a brief introduction below, I hope it can help you.

What are the symptoms of mentally retarded children?

1. The eyes are slanted, the distance between the eyes is wide, the nose is collapsed, the jaw is high, and the tongue often sticks out.

2. The head is square, with a flat hand, small brain volume and a particularly large head circumference. The head of a person with microcephaly is particularly small.

3. He learns to lie on his stomach, lift his head, sit, stand and walk later than other children, and he also learns to pinch things with his hands later.

4. They learn to speak late and have no vocal response to early teasing. They often start to speak at the age of 3 to 4 years old, and some may not even speak until they are 5 to 6 years old.

5. Difficulty in seeing, inflexible eye movement, and dull eyes.

6. Poor hearing ability, no response to sounds, and still cannot distinguish between the mother's voice and other people's voice after 6 months.

7. It is difficult to concentrate and cannot stay still for even one or two minutes.

8. Within 1 to 2 months after birth, the baby cannot make eye contact with adults, does not smile when teased, and will not actively follow relatives and brightly colored objects with his eyes. It was too quiet, as if he was not in the room.

The above is a brief introduction to the symptoms of children with mental retardation. I hope it can help everyone. If your child shows one or more of the symptoms described in the article, you should pay attention and go to the hospital as soon as possible for professional examination to see if your child suffers from intellectual disability. Finally, I hope every child grows up healthily!