When a baby shows symptoms such as inflexibility, poor comprehension and cognitive abilities, and delayed reactions, parents should consider whether the baby's intellectual development is lagging behind. A baby with mild intellectual disability can still have the ability to adapt to society, but severe intellectual disability requires long-term care. So, can a baby's intellectual disability be cured?
Whether a baby has intellectual disability mainly depends on the degree of intellectual disability, and babies with severe intellectual disability are usually unlikely to be cured. To identify the causes of intellectual disability, some genetic metabolic or chromosomal diseases can be improved through treatment, or intelligence can be brought close to the level of normal children, but cannot be completely cured. The main task is to determine the severity of the child's intellectual disability.
It also depends on the age of the child. If the child is already 6 years old and there is still a significant gap in intelligence compared to normal children, it is difficult to cure. Generally speaking, the age of 2-3 is an important period for language development. If intellectual problems are detected early, children with milder conditions can be cured through timely treatment.
If there are genetic metabolic diseases, such as children with phenylketonuria, if treated in a timely manner, although they cannot be cured, their intelligence level can approach that of normal children. If it is a disease related to the trisomy 21 chromosome, although the child's intelligence is relatively low, some children may reach or even exceed the level of normal children in certain aspects, such as music.
