The Case of William Mental RetardationCourseDateStudent NameInstructorSchoolMental retardationMental retardation is a cognitive disability that is considered as a sub-average intelligence as well as impaired mental and adaptive functioning experienced in infants and progress to individuals aged below 18 years. Mental retardation is classified in different types but this depends with its intense. For instance, in the provided case of William, his level of mental retardation is the mild mental retardation. William is experienced to have a learning disability but it is limited. Nevertheless, William is able to learn self-care tasks such as cleaning his room, bathing and other practical skills such as cooking for and feeding the dog. Strengths of WilliamAlthough William may seem to be disadvantaged in terms of normal performance, there are multiple positive outcomes that can be learned from his character. First of all, William has wisdom. This implies that he is creative. He can think of productive ways to conceptualize as well as do various tasks assigned to him. He has curiosity as he takes an interest in ongoing experiences, and is able to explore as well as discover things by his own.