The latest definition of mentally handicapped

1992 United States focus on function modes of intellectual society of defects proposed a definition. Although definitions are still there are two elements the intelligence and adaptability, but particularly emphasis on children\'s intelligence to human activities and social environment dependents of unique features. 10 on adaptive capacities in the definition of basic skills, and provided for the mentally handicapped in 10 adaptive skill areas must have 2 more obstacles in the field. Thus, intellectual impairment is a description of existing functionality, capacity, rather than inherent characteristics or the State of an individual cannot be changed; it is a limited intelligence and capabilities, skills and abilities of a special State, rather than generally not competitive. The functional model, focusing on individuals in its current state of the environment, IQ is not a scheduled future skills or abilities of the child.