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Discapacidad intelectual y del desarrollo
Nota: los cambios a comportamientos normales dependen de la gravedad del padecimiento. El retardo mental leve puede estar asociado con la falta de curiosidad y un comportamiento tranquilo. El retardo mental severo está asociado con un comportamiento infantil durante toda la vida.
Se puede hacer una evaluación de los comportamientos de adaptación apropiados para la edad usando pruebas de evaluación del desarrollo. La deficiencia para cumplir con los acontecimientos importantes del desarrollo sugiere la presencia de un retardo mental.
Los siguientes pueden ser signos de retardo mental:
Shapiro BK, Batshaw ML. Mental retardation (intellectual disability). In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 38.
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