Question 1

i am experiencing frightening thoughts, feeling depressed specifically feelings of despair, specifically feeling smothered, sadness, self harm, suicidal thoughts, mood swings, loss of interest, mental impairment, emotional problems, decreased energy level

Accepted Answer

Call your doc: Life often sends issues our way that we don't have the skill set needed to fix. You wouldn't try to fix your bad appendix &amp; should consider this the same way. Contact your doc for a referral to a life coach/screener now.  If none are easily found go to an emergency room for a referral.

Question 2

help with mental and emotional challenges. i'm battling to cope with my current life?

Accepted Answer

Mental Health Help.:  Recommend that you contact your health insurance company in South Africa. They can advise you if they help to cover cost of seeing a psychologist or a therapist in your local area. If yes, they should be able to provide you with a list of providers in their network.

Question 3

how are mentally challenged people in the 1930's?

Accepted Answer

Clarify!: What are you asking?  What was the diagnosis or treatment? Or what programs were in existence in the 1930's for this.  Please ask again and be more specific. Is there a specific treatment or program you are wondering about?

Question 4

am i mentally challenged or is this something else?

Accepted Answer

I am sorry but: You haven't provided any background information. This makes it impossible to answer the question. Please clarify the symptoms and re-ask your question. Take care.

Question 5

how could the mentally challenged children get born?

Accepted Answer

Many possibilities: This can be due to a structural defect in the brain that happens by chance, a toxic exposure like alcohol on the fetal brain, a chromosome defect (trisomy), an infection (CMV or rubella), and others. More than half of the kids with cerebral palsy  are born to women with normal pregnancy, labor and delivery, so not all fetal insults have a known cause.

Question 6

please explain if it is possible to look mentally challenged but not be mentally challenged?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A person who is taking drugs or drinking alcohol might seem to have a psychiatric disorder when in fact it is their intoxication that is creating that appearance. Another person could have a serious medical problem that mimics a psychiatric condition. However, once that is treated - they may feel fine. Someone with severe sleep deprivation or marked stress may also behave differently.

Question 7

is having autism and being mentally challenged the same thing?

Accepted Answer

No, but Autistic : Spectrum Disorder (ASD) &amp; Intellectual Disability (ID) often co-exist. ID= having an IQ&lt; 70 with commensurately low adaptive skills before age 18. ASD = qualitative impairments in social communication &amp; reciprocity + stereotypical movements &amp;/or vocalizations or narrow, restricted areas of interest. Prognosis in ASD depends on level of cognition, degree of ASD &amp; early response to therapy.

Question 8

are adult schizophrenics considered adolescent, the same as autistic adults are considered adolescent?  are adult schizophrenics mentally challenged?

Accepted Answer

Terminology use: Adolescence is generally used to describe the period from puberty to legal adulthood. It is not a psychiatric term nor should it be used as such. Some may inappropriately apply it to adults who act like "adolescents" but this is not proper. Anyone with a mental health issue can range from sub normal intelligence to genius.

Question 9

can a mentally challenged person operate a vehicle? my co-worker is like this, yet he is  smart enough to operate a car just like normal people. how?

Accepted Answer

A relative spectrum : Mentally challenged does not automatically mean an individual is challenged in all facets of his or her life. Your co-worker is presumed to be a functional mentally challenged individual as (s)he is able to work along side you. As long as your co-worker's driving does not pose a dangeror to self or others and is driving with a valid driver's license,  there should be no problem.

Question 10

my son is mentally challenged as well as autistic..he has been very aggressive the last few months and hurting himself and hitting doirs and walls..please would it be possible to give him a calming tablet?.
rescue and calmettes do not work...he is 30?

Accepted Answer

MEDICATION: Best to discuss medication with your Psychiatrist. If uncomfortable with your Dr. consult another for a second opinion. Have a physical exam by a Dr. to determine if your son has a physical illness. Fears and anxiety could be heightened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Try to help him feel safe &amp; hopeful to elevate his immune system.

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Help with mental and emotional challenges. i'm battling to cope with my current life?

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How are mentally challenged people in the 1930's?

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Am i mentally challenged or is this something else?

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How could the mentally challenged children get born?

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Please explain if it is possible to look mentally challenged but not be mentally challenged?

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Is having autism and being mentally challenged the same thing?

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Are adult schizophrenics considered adolescent, the same as autistic adults are considered adolescent? are adult schizophrenics mentally challenged?

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Can a mentally challenged person operate a vehicle? my co-worker is like this, yet he is smart enough to operate a car just like normal people. how?

A member asked:

My son is mentally challenged as well as autistic..he has been very aggressive the last few months and hurting himself and hitting doirs and walls..please would it be possible to give him a calming tablet?. rescue and calmettes do not work...he is 30?

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