Retardism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retardism is a noun meaning (dated) Mental retardation.
Meaning
(dated) Mental retardation.
Example Sentences
Epileptic seizures are rather common among the mentally retarded, but are considered to be concomitant with the retardism rather than a cause of it.
Chapter titles reveal attention to specific areas of emotional disability, including behavior disorders; symptomatic autism in adolescence; pseudo-retardism; school refusal; anorexia nervosa; and passive, aggressive, selective mutes.
Related Words
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