Is autism mental retardation?

There is still plenty of erroneous information about autism’s relationship to mental retardation in the media. Academic and medical journals have a storehouse of articles on this subject. The bottom line is that there is still plenty of research being done on autism. read more

In fact, the cause of mental retardation is not the autism; but on the contrary, 70% of children having mental retardation also have autism. Children with mental retardation may exhibit autistic behavior although they do not show all the symptoms of autism. read more

According to the DSM-IV TR, there are three criteria for mental retardation: IQ measured to be two standard deviations or more below the mean. Significant adaptive living skill deficits. read more