Intellectual Disability
Mentally Retarded
Cretinism
Mongoloidism
Down's Syndrome

Understanding

 
Hypoglycemia "is metabolic disorder
resulting in an excessive accumulation of homo-cysteine in the blood and urine...
Homocysteinuria can result in
Mental retardation and seizures.
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/causesofschizophrenia.htm
 

Medical News

 
"Herpes simplex ulcerations on the lateral plantar surface of an infant's foot.  Women who acquire genital herpes during pregnancy can transmit the virus to their babies. Untreated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infections in newborns can result in mental retardation and death."  from: CDC/Judith Faulk © 2015 Doctor's Guide
 
12/21/2016 - http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/782769 -
"The diagnostic term 'mental retardation' is finally being eliminated in the upcoming international classifications of diseases and disorders. The term 'mental retardation' was introduced by the American Association on Mental Retardation in 1961 and soon afterwards was adopted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5).[1,2] Mental retardation replaced older terms such as feeblemindedness, idiocy, and mental subnormality that had become pejorative. Now, over 5 decades later, the term 'mental retardation' is being eliminated for similar reasons."
9/2010 - Mentally Retarded label replaced with Intellectual Disability by President Obama for all USA federal health/education/labor laws/benefits. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100923/ap_on_go_co/us_intellectual_disabilities_1
"Language terminology in federal law consistent will more closely ascribe with that used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the health arm of the United Nations and the White House"
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/28039 "to materially destroy the USA to make it a less powerful member of the European Union to alter our mental health definitions to fit the UN’s needs."
 
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/12/despite_a_us_supreme_court_ban - Print -
"A 2002 Supreme Court ruling allowed states to set their own definitions of mental retardation to decide who meets the criteria for execution. Instead of adopting the Supreme Court’s accepted clinical standards for mental retardation, Texas has granted heavy leeway to psychologist evaluations. Now one psychologist, George Denkowski, is facing scrutiny over methods that critics say unfairly send mentally retarded prisoners to death row...Go to the texasobserver.org to see the video and read the article."
 
Legal News
 
Texas Finds A Way to Execute a Mentally Challenged Inmate - 8/10/2012 - "The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that killing those with diminished mental capacity violates a clause in the U.S. Constitution forbidding cruel and unusual punishment."
 
 

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

 
Brownstein, Dr David  Iodine -Why You Need It.  Why You Can't Live Without Itwww.drbrownstein.com  W Bloomfield, Michigan, USA  "The World Health Organization (WHO 11/12/1998) has recognized that iodine deficiency is the world's greatest single cause of preventable mental retardation...Iodization of salt was introduced solely to decrease the rate of goiter and mental retardation (cretinism)."  In addition to regular consumption of seaweed and iodized salt one may want to consider 2 daily drops of Lugol's Iodine (5% iodine + 10% potassium iodide in H20) or a daily Iodoral tablet form of Lugol's solution, especially if one's Armour thyroid prescription is insufficient.  (Lack of sufficient iodine can also trigger depression in some individuals.  Be reminded to include seafood such as fish, seaweed, sea salt in your weekly diet.)
Vitamin C facilitates enzymes necessary for tryosine (and other body amino acids) metabolism.  "Tryosine is required...for the production of the hormones thyroxine and adrenaline, and it is also the source for the pigment melanin.  Without it (tryosine), then, one uses body fuel too slowly and the marks of cretinism (arrested mental and physical development) can be a consequence."  Burtis, C. Edward  Nature's Miracle Medicine Chest  Arco publishing
 

MIRACLES

 
Chavda, Mahesh - South Carolina, USA - The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting - www.watchofthelord.com
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hidden-Power-Prayer-Fasting/dp/0768424100#reader_0768424100
read online chapter #1 What Is the Answer for Stevie? (with Down's syndrome)
Mahesh did 1, 7, 13, 14, 21, and 40 days fasts, and continues to do them, as the Lord leads.  His 1st fast began with 3 days of neither food nor water, followed by 13 days of water only.  Day 14 he was allowed to pray for Stevie, resulting in Stevie's healing from Down's syndrome and self-mutilation.
[This 3 day fast might be looked upon as (1) Christ was buried in the tomb 3 days/nights, (2) Jonah was in the belly of the giant fish 3 days, and (3) there are 3 persons in the Trinity. (Sometimes to undo a curse, things need to be done/said 3 times, to counteract the counterfeit activity of Satan.  Some prayers we need to repeat 3X in order to break curses or linkages to evil that have been invoked 3X to blaspheme the Trinity.  We can pray to end a curse: in the name of the Father; repeat the prayer in the name of the Son; repeat prayer again in the name of the Holy Spirit.  Otherwise, we can repeat the prayer 3x, each time ending with: in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost/Spirit.  Actually we can/should command "the curse" to be broken, rather than asking God to do it.  "Curse, be broken, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
Regarding the 21 day fasts, one can refer to when Daniel sought the Lord and got a message from an angel that he had been fighting his way to bring a message to Daniel. Daniel 10:12-14 12He said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the 1st day you set your heart to understand and chasten (perhaps by fasting?) yourself before God, your words were heard.  I have come because of your words (prayers). 13The prince (strongman/ evil spirit/Satan's representative) of the kingdom of Persia withstood me 21 days
Lo, Michael, one of the chief princes (holy angels) came to help me and I remained there with the kings of Persia.  14Now I have come to make you understand."  Most know that Jesus was tempted by Satan after a 40 day fast. See Matthew, chapter 4.)]
Mahesh says, "For the first 19 (of 29 40-day fasts), I limited my intake to water only.  After that, the Lord allowed me to drink juices."   (The quote does not appear to mean water only for 19 days, followed by juice 21 days for a total of 40 days.)
(An aside, eating was part of the original road to sin by the first people, Adam and Eve.  Eating (pacifying one's emotions/appetite) may be a giant vulnerability in the human race.  That may be part of the reason why fasting is so effective in the spiritual world.)
Honorata, Charlie (Virginia/Mozambique) Week of 3/20-26/2011 Healing Is Always God's Will For You or http://www.kcm.org/media/webcast/gloria-copeland/110325-healing-is-always-gods-will-for-you from archives - http://www.kcm.org/media/index.php?p=media WATCH 3/25/2011 testimony of hydrocephalus healing 4 minute clip at end of Friday's TV broadcast
Jonathan Welton 12/13-18/2009 http://www.sidroth.org/site/PageServer?pagename=rad_archives author of The School of the Seers Wed 16th radio program shares healing story of 7 year old Davi Silva healed of Down's Syndrome in Brazil. 
In 2009 Davie is approx 40 years old and is renown worship leader.
Silva, Davi - Casa de Davi (House of David), Brazil -
http://www.casadedavi.com.br/
Davi was healed of down's syndrome at the age of 6 and is now a pastor in Brazil.
English language link is http://www.casadedavi.com.br/en/
Hagin, Kenneth E www.rhema.org  How You Can Be Led by the Spirit of God Chapter12 Effects of the Spirit's Indwelling shares "A girl I will call Mary.  Her mentality was increased by at least 90%...Mary came to the altar.  There she received  eternal life - the nature of God.  A drastic change occurred instantly."  Before "she behaved like a 2-year old."  Now she "behaved like any other 18-year old young lady....Her mentality seemed to have increased overnight."
Hammond, Frank & Ida Mae A Manual for Children's Deliverance  www.thechildrensbread.net
Owen Jorgensen in Supernatural-The Life of William Branham, book 4,
The Evangelist and His Acclamation
shares Branham's testimony of God healing a retarded, deformed man
www.onlybelieve.com  www.bibleway.org
McLean, Renny - Eternity Invading Time - www.globalglory.org - Chapter 12
Religion Conforms to Earth
- "In Maine...a mentally retarded (man)...God showed me how to deal with...  God told me, 'Hold his hand and just run with him...You speak first and then you think afterwards The reverse is just as trueAs you act, your thinking will catch upTell him to run'...He ran and we watched his mind come back. 
He had lost his mind through the use of drugs."
Wommack, Andrew - Parents testify of reversal of Downs Syndrome - 8/13/2018 
Watch end of broadcast: http://www.awmi.net/download-file.php?downloads/tv/2018/08aug/awm_tv20180813.wmv
 

ENCOURAGEMENT

 
http://yomammamamma.blogspot.com/  12/9/2009 
Businesses Owned By People with Down Syndrome
 

Community Resources

 
http://www.dayspringhomes.org/mission.htm - Pennsylvania - http://www.dayspringhomes.org/resources.htm - http://www.dayspringhomes.org/services1.htm - brochure @ http://www.dayspringhomes.org/Dayspring%20-%20flier.pdf -
brochure @ http://www.dayspringhomes.org/Crosswalk%20-%20flier.pdf
http://jibbio.com/search/5980_18.html