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developmental disability
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developmental disability
n.
A mental or physical disability, such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation, arising before adulthood and usually lasting throughout life.

developmental disability  (d-vlp-mntl)
A mental or physical disability, such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation, that is present during childhood, interferes with normal physical, intellectual, or emotional development, and usually lasts throughout life.


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Solution 2: The homeless fall into several categories: mentally ill (crazy), mentally challenged (retarded), emotionally disturbed and antisocial (sociopath/criminal), victim of society (drug addict/alcoholic) and unemployable (lazy).
Byline: ANI Jaipur, Sep 3 (ANI): Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday attended a function that was hosted exclusively for mentally challenged children in Rajasthan's capital city Jaipur.
Although it is hard to comprehend today, mentally challenged children and adults in those days were kept largely isolated.
 
 
 
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