Mental Retardation

Mental Retardation Children with mental retardation are those who are subnormal in intelligence and also sociallly incompatent . It means those who have deficit in both intellectual functioning and adaptive capability.If a person has low intellectual functioning but he has adequate adaptive behavior, then the person is not considered mentally retarded. The retardation is manifested during the developmental period before or after birth. Mental retardation is not a disease though the cause can be. Mental retardation is caused by many kinds of factors.It can be due to genetic factor like Down Syndrom or because of brain damage. Brain damage can be the result of infectious disease for example : meningistis, enchephalitis or accidents. Mental retardation can also be caused by poor environment....

sejarah pendidikan bagi tunagrahita di Indonesia

Sejarah Pendidikan Anak Tunagrahita di Indonesia Usaha pendidikan anak-anak tunagrahita mengalami perkembangan sesuai dengan perkembangan bermacam-macam pandangan orang terhadap anak tunagrahita khususnya dan berkelainan (penyandang cacat) pada umumnya. Pendidikan anak tunagrahita di Indonesia daoat ditinjau dalam tiaga fase perkembangan, yaitu : a.       Masa sebelum abad ke-20 b.      Masa sebelum perang dunia ke-2 c.       Masa sesudah Indonesia merdeka a.      Masa Sebelum Abad ke—20 Pada masa ini perhatian terhadap anak tunagrahita, seperti halnya terhadap penyandang cacat lainnya, di Indonesia berkembang seperti halnya di bagian dunia lainnya, yaitu: diantaranya dipengaruhi...