What is Mental Retardation

Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global...

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After joining this discussion board, I checked out all it's members. The majority of them have not posted in months. Many of them never made any friends. I can't help but wonder about what they were looking for and didn't find? Do any of you have any ideas? I would like to figure out how to meet new members needs. I strongly believe that we get support by supporting others. I know there are a lot of people out there struggling with meeting the needs of the mentally delayed. It would be nice if we could find common ground that we could start building on.
Posted on 10/16/07, 12:10 am
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Reply #1 - 10/16/07  6:33am
" i dont understand why no one isnt here either. i go through the peoples list and there are a lot of them that have this community listed. when i send a friend request, i never hear from them. i think some may be just to afraid or afraid of being ridiculed here. some boards get pretty nasty with the posts. i would love to see more join here so we could support each other, we need it and so do they. i am going to try again today with the peoples list, only this time i will send hugs and a short little message inviting them to the board. hope your day is a good one and the sun shines for you!! "
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Reply #2 - 10/16/07  9:27am
" Lots of people on the community list just aren't here any more. I wonder if they want support but just can't find the time to get it. I hope this is a friendly board. I think it will be a lot nicer than some of the others. You're all wonderful people out there aren't you?LOL Hugs and more hugs, Donna "
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Reply #3 - 10/16/07  9:48am
" hi donna, this board is friendly, just that no one uses it very much. sure wish they did though, we all need support here and i am sure they do to. will have to go out and recruit some members to join!! love judy "
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Reply #4 - 10/16/07  1:50pm
" I haven't been on in a long time. I'm glad to see some discussions have started since I've been gone. It's hard for me to find time to get online. The only access I have is at work and I'm usually to busy to get on. "
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Reply #5 - 10/16/07  2:26pm
" WELCOME LILY, so glad to see you here. this board had been so quiet for months. i went through the people and found some and invited them to join us here and maybe get and give some support. is there any way we can help you??? love gram "
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Reply #6 - 06/04/08  10:20pm
" I'm a newbie, and want to tell everyone....Thank you. You don't know what you have done for me in my life. I found you at the perfect time. "
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