Any mom wants her child to grow clever and healthy, however life sometimes develops not as it is expected. What to do to those parents to whose child the diagnosis "intellectual backwardness" was made?
Instruction
1. There are several degrees of intellectual backwardness defined depending on the IQ level: easy, average, heavy and high degree of backwardness (in the presence of the last the child is not capable to take care of himself at all). Kind of parents developed the child, trying to make him "as all", at them nothing will leave. The mentally retarded kid can study only within the biological opportunities.
2. The question "how to treat the disabled child" remains only on conscience of parents. The analysis of DNA thanks to which it is possible to establish the hereditary diseases causing intellectual backwardness becomes on enough early terms pregnancies. Abortion can become the decision of parents.
3. There are special nursing homes for mentally handicapped children. In similar institutions of kids train according to the special program, however it is impossible to tell that they lead happy life there.
4. At the same time sociological poll of the English families having children with a Down syndrome showed that the vast majority of mothers and fathers (more than 80%) is not sorry that their child defective. Moreover, parents, brothers and sisters of such kids assure that their sick relative helped them to become better people.
5. Children with easy degree of intellectual backwardness it is possible to adapt for life in society. Certainly, they will not become scientists or doctors, however will be able to seize the skills necessary for performance of simple work, will be able to serve themselves, to make families and to give birth to children.
6. The parents who decided to leave the sick kid should not become reserved at all or to hesitate of the child. For certain you are not the only family which faced a similar problem. Find parents who have same special children in your city. Perhaps, you already created support group of such people. Participating in the held events, communicating with them, you will understand that you are not lonely in the grief, and life is not so bad.