I'am I actually mentally retarted ?

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Hello there my name is Lupin ( not actual name but I would like to keep it hidden ) . I recently found out that my condition 22q die gorge syndrome causes mental retardation and I have been depressed ever since and it said it even includes asd possibly as purgers but I don't really know if I have the diagnoses or not . But then again when every time I ask my mother i 'am I mentally ret*d then she replies with a no . And i'am only sixteen so that means I'm still maturing to a adult but day by day I keep thinking that I have mental retardation and won't be able to look after my self . It really sad becuase when I think back I have been treated normally and had friends and was good at school got b's and a's which is high achievements but not in math properly becuase of my non verbal as well . So can anyone help me find out if I do have mental retardation or is it just a fluke ? Becuase if it is it will really raise my self of steam it has been really low the past couple of days and been having suicidle thoughts as well .

Judging by your post, you are definitely not mentally ret*d.

No

You mention being good at some stuff, and some stuff not. You have lived with that so far, and there is nothing saying you cannot live like that as an adult.

I am below average in several ways, and yes it can be a bother with independent life but I get by with pretty minor help. I am also above average in other ways. Even if I do suck at some stuff, it doesn't make me mentally ret*d. I'm too talented in other areas to be that. Sometimes my strong areas really help me in every day type functioning.

Sometimes even my bad parts have helped me! I am terrible at maths, so I set up my finances the simplest possible way. Simple for me is to not have many bills. Which has made me not buy if I cannot pay up, never gotten in the habit of using credit etc. While my friends who are good with maths struggle with their finances, loans, extra bills here and there and they can never make ends meet. Funny how it can work out.

Well, I actually feel that we----or, I'll just speak for myself..... I actually feel that *I* AM ret*d. "ret*d" simply means "slowed", or "slower"----for instance, the flow of water into a sink might be ret*d (slowed), by an obstruction in the spigot filter. I can be very slow in catching-on to the meaning of what somebody says, figuring-out a conundrum in how I should run errands, or whatever.

The way you're thinking of "ret*d" is what it has COME TO MEAN----"less than", "stupid", "unworthy", etc. Your mother told you "No" you weren't ret*d, because she knew you were applying this meaning to the word. People did the same thing with the word, "Gay"----meaning, if something is "gay", it's "wrong", "weird", or whatever.

So, are you ret*d? You might be, if you apply the ACTUAL meaning of the word----but, that doesn't mean you're stupid, or anything; LOTS of people with high IQs, for instance, are ret*d (myself, included).

You are NOT ret*d, however, in the way the word has become a slur----because you ARE worthy!!

Thanks guy's I know i'am not mentally retarted becuase I found out my condition is linked to schizophrenia and depression but that causes high iq problems so it's like a mad scientist sort of thing . And I hate it when the put it next to with handicapped disabled people becuase I found out that scientist don't really know we're to put my condition but a note from me they should put it in the as purgers route becuase I do have sensory processing issues and that cause high iq as well . the only conditions that cause mental retardation are Down syndrome,fragile x syndrome , angle man syndrome , and REtt syndrome , and many more that I know that causes it . And not judging them by the way just pointing out what causes it . And I want to go to university as well so I can get my art's degree and possibly as well train to be a thief it may sound stupid but i don't trust the government with anything that's my personal information . Oh and I think the special Olympics is a joke ( my opinion )

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The symptoms of DiGeorge syndrome can vary from person to person. Not everybody has a low iq. But even if you had learning difficulties, it doesn't mean that you aren't capable of learning anything. Many people with a learning impairment go on to live independent and full lives.

If your mum says you aren't mentally ret*d, it's probably true. I would imagine that they did some sort of cognitive tests on you to make sure. And if you are getting A's and B's in subjects, I very much doubt that you have a low IQ ( unless you go to a school with insanely low expectations).

If you're feeling suicidal, you need to talk to a doctor or a school counsellor about this. If you feel like you can, you might want to talk to your family about it. They can help you through this.