We call someone mentally disabled when he or she can’t function in the society due of ‘being short of mental possibilities.’ In the past this was called retarded or feebleminded but in daily life we don’t use it any more. Some people say you are mentally handicapped when you have an intelligence deficiency, but there are big differences between intelligence of people with or without a mentally handicap. For example, there are people with the Down’s syndrome who can follow the primary education quite easily, as long as they are coached in a good way. On the other hand people who are handicapped in a more serious way, need to be coached always with everything they do.



Participate in the society.
Treated with respect.
Find yourself.
Choose alone
Have social contacts
Those things are important for people
For mentally handicapped people and for you.