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How To Treat The Condition Of Mild Retardation?
Our daughter, aged 17 years 2 months has the difficulty of "Mild Mental Retardation".
Clinical psychologist graded her having an IQ of 60-65 in 1998.
She has
- behavioral problems - behaves childishly some times.
- slurred/delayed speech
- Problem in communication
- Right side) Check & both lips on (Rt) Side – Swollen
- Same lesion in the right side of the back.
She had been attending to the special school since 2000 and treatment of OT, Speech and other related were given regularly since 2001.
Recently we understand that Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy can bring betterment for Mild Mental Retardation difficultities. We also noticed that similar treatment facility is available at CMC, Vellore.
Please advise us
(a) Can Mild Mental Retardation difficulties be treated with STEM CELL THEROPY.
(b) If possible/available, to whom should we get the appointment for meeting and counceling
(c) Approximate cost and time invovled for such treatment.
Schooling
1. Initially attended normal school – LKG/ UKG. – 1998 - 2001
2. Balvant Rai Vidya Mandir, Greater Kailash, New Delhi – 2001 - 2005
3. V-excel Educational Trust – 2005 – 2010
4. Dyuti Foundation – 2010-11 – Vocational Training.
Theropy Treatment
Vimhans- during 2001 to 2005 – OT, Speech, etc.
V-excel - OT, Speech, etc.
Medicines
1. Some time Homeo medicines for Memory power.
2. Kotakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, Kerala for OIL MASSAGE.
Haemoglobin tests
1/9/2010 - Lister Metropolis - 9.9
13/10/2010 - The Apollo Clinic -11.5 gm%
Family Back ground
Both father and mother are well educated.
Parents are not having any blood relation.
No one had similar difficulties in the families earlier.
Only one child.
Parents do not have kind of disease.
Clinical psychologist graded her having an IQ of 60-65 in 1998.
She has
- behavioral problems - behaves childishly some times.
- slurred/delayed speech
- Problem in communication
- Right side) Check & both lips on (Rt) Side – Swollen
- Same lesion in the right side of the back.
She had been attending to the special school since 2000 and treatment of OT, Speech and other related were given regularly since 2001.
Recently we understand that Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy can bring betterment for Mild Mental Retardation difficultities. We also noticed that similar treatment facility is available at CMC, Vellore.
Please advise us
(a) Can Mild Mental Retardation difficulties be treated with STEM CELL THEROPY.
(b) If possible/available, to whom should we get the appointment for meeting and counceling
(c) Approximate cost and time invovled for such treatment.
Schooling
1. Initially attended normal school – LKG/ UKG. – 1998 - 2001
2. Balvant Rai Vidya Mandir, Greater Kailash, New Delhi – 2001 - 2005
3. V-excel Educational Trust – 2005 – 2010
4. Dyuti Foundation – 2010-11 – Vocational Training.
Theropy Treatment
Vimhans- during 2001 to 2005 – OT, Speech, etc.
V-excel - OT, Speech, etc.
Medicines
1. Some time Homeo medicines for Memory power.
2. Kotakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, Kerala for OIL MASSAGE.
Haemoglobin tests
1/9/2010 - Lister Metropolis - 9.9
13/10/2010 - The Apollo Clinic -11.5 gm%
Family Back ground
Both father and mother are well educated.
Parents are not having any blood relation.
No one had similar difficulties in the families earlier.
Only one child.
Parents do not have kind of disease.
Fri, 30 May 2014
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Mental retardation cannot be cured/treated. Functioning can be improved with behavioural therapy.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Mental retardation cannot be cured/treated. Functioning can be improved with behavioural therapy.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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