According to the medical dictionary mentally retarded means, “persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average Intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living” (Mentally Retarded). So if people in the medical field such as doctors were to say a person is mentally retarded they would mean that person has a lower intelligence than a normal person or might have learning problems. Also according to Wikipedia retard is pejorative word that has the meaning of a person with mental disabilities (Retard n.d.b.). If the word retard is used in a medical practice I would not mind it since the definition is logical and I agree with the medical definition. Urban dictionary is another source that gives the definition as a person born with a mental condition (Retard n.d.c.). These three sources all have similar definitions and they were the definitions I associated with the word retard while growing up. That is why I believe the word retard should only be used by people from the medical field. But retard is also used by many other people and how they use it implies the word has a different
According to the medical dictionary mentally retarded means, “persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average Intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living” (Mentally Retarded). So if people in the medical field such as doctors were to say a person is mentally retarded they would mean that person has a lower intelligence than a normal person or might have learning problems. Also according to Wikipedia retard is pejorative word that has the meaning of a person with mental disabilities (Retard n.d.b.). If the word retard is used in a medical practice I would not mind it since the definition is logical and I agree with the medical definition. Urban dictionary is another source that gives the definition as a person born with a mental condition (Retard n.d.c.). These three sources all have similar definitions and they were the definitions I associated with the word retard while growing up. That is why I believe the word retard should only be used by people from the medical field. But retard is also used by many other people and how they use it implies the word has a different