What does retardism mean?
Retardism means (dated) Mental retardation.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) Mental retardation.
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.
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Retardism means (dated) Mental retardation.
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Epileptic seizures are rather common among the mentally retarded, but are considered to be concomitant with the retardism rather than a cause of it.
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