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    It depends on the individual, and the severity of the retardation. I used to teach the ‘mentally challenged,’ and there is a huge range there. A few of my kids were operating at a level where they could not be toilet trained, could not speak, could not feed themselves. I couldn’t ask them, but I think that all they knew was that they were loved. On the other hand, one of my students was just retarded enough to take advantage of it. Whenever I asked him to do something he didn’t feel like doing, he would look at me and say, ‘I can’t do that! I’m retarded!!’

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    Name : RobinW, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 46, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 
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