Mental Retardation

Alternative Names

• Ament (Also known as)
• Dement (Also known as)
• Feeble-Minded (Also known as)
• Idiot (Also known as)
• Imbecile (Also known as)
• Intellectual Disability (Also known as)
• Mentally Deficient (Also known as)
• Moron (Also known as)

'Mental retardation' was a term used to describe a person with certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills.

At the time of writing, 'intellectual disability' is the term that describes the disability historically referred to as 'mental retardation'.