It is never easy for any one to deal with a child with mental retardation. It is hard for the child no doubt, but equally hard for the parent to come to terms with the fact, and harder still for the dentist to approach the subject with the parent. A blunt " Is your child normal?" is not only insulting to the parent and child alike but also; given the broad range of the term "normal" thoroughly unprofessional.
One of the ways in which the profession has tried to circumvent this problem has been to come up with newer and more "socially correct" terms. But does this really help us understand the condition or does it simply complicate matters by presenting us with a confusing array of terms which mean little to most? In this series of posts DCSN takes a look at our understanding of intelligence, intellect and the various conditions which manifest with intellectual disability.
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