Problem
Profound intellectual disability
Other Names:
Profound mental retardation Nature:
Profound intellectual disability is a severe subnormality either innate or acquired through brain damage in very early childhood. It is characterized by an almost complete inability to speak or defend oneself against physical danger.
Broader Problems:
Intellectual disability Narrower Problems:
Amaurotic idiocy Subject(s):
Health Care → HandicappedHealth Care → Mental health
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
14.09.2021 – 18:12 CEST