intellectual disability; mental handicap
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intellectual disability; mental handicap caused by physiological brain defects or injury
formalA formal medical and psychological term referring to significantly subaverage intellectual functioning resulting from congenital or acquired brain damage. Distinct from mental illness (精神疾病).
Tā他
huàn患
yǒu有
xiān先
tiān天
xìng性
zhì智
cán残
，
xū需
yào要
tè特
shū殊
jiào教
yù育
de的
zhī支
chí持
。
He has congenital intellectual disability and requires support from special education.
Zhè这
jiā家
kāng康
fù复
zhōng中
xīn心
zhuān专
mén门
wèi为
zhì智
cán残
ér儿
tóng童
tí提
gōng供
zhí职
yè业
xùn训
liàn练
。
This rehabilitation center specifically provides vocational training for children with intellectual disabilities.
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Zhì智
cán残
bù不
děng等
tóng同
yú于
jīng精
shén神
jí疾
bìng病
，
liǎng两
zhě者
de的
gān干
yù预
fāng方
shì式
wán完
quán全
bù不
tóng同
。
Intellectual disability is not equivalent to mental illness; the intervention methods for the two are completely different.