8-year-old mental retardation

If an eight-year-old child has low intelligence, he or she will show some symptoms. As a parent, you must understand these symptoms. For example, if a child's intelligence is not well developed, it will often affect the child's physical development, such as walking slowly, speaking later than other children, and not being interested in things around him or her. The child's imitation ability is not strong. An eight-year-old child is already able to go to school, but after going to school, he or she cannot keep up with the learning progress and has poor academic performance.

8-year-old mental retardation

Symptom 1: Generally manifested as slow development in early years, standing, walking, and talking later than normal children, and lack of interest in surrounding things. The eyes are dull, the eyeballs do not move flexibly, and the hearing ability is relatively weak. Severe cases will have adjustment disorders and be unable to take care of themselves when they grow up, and they cannot protect themselves.

Symptom 2: The main symptom is that after going to school, it is found that one cannot keep up with the learning progress, has poor academic performance, cannot interact normally with others, has difficulty adapting to society, is not close to strangers, cannot remember people and things, and has poor self-care ability. At this time, the brain development is close to that of adults and is not easy to cure.

Symptom three: Inability to speak complete sentences, inability to pronounce words purposefully, learning difficulties, poor memory, illiteracy, inability to think about problems, inability to concentrate, hyperactivity and impulsivity, doing things without purpose, slow reaction in life, poor ability to respond to things, or even no reaction.

Factors that determine a child's IQ

The first variable is the mother's mental health status:

If a mother is diagnosed with an emotional disorder more than twice, it is a high-risk factor and her child is likely to develop intellectual disabilities. Therefore, it is extremely important to protect the mother's emotional stability and balance.

The second variable is whether the mother is depressed:

Among children with high IQ, 75% of their mothers do not suffer from depression; while among children with low IQ, more than 25% of their mothers suffer from depression. Being depressed and unhappy is a high-risk factor and is extremely detrimental to a child's growth.

The third variable is the parents’ views on educating their children:

Among children with high IQ, 75% of their parents are non-authoritarian; while among children with low IQ, at least 25% of their mothers adopt an authoritarian parenting style. Authoritarian and coercive education is a high-risk factor.

The fourth variable is the interaction between mother and child:

75% of mothers of children with high IQs show more spontaneous caressing, while those who lack spontaneous caressing behavior are at high risk.

The fifth variable is family stability:

When the family is happy, harmonious and healthy, children will be well influenced and their intellectual development will be promoted.