Volume : 2, Issue : 10, October - 2013

Superstitions and Mental Retardation

Avinash De Sousa, Rahila Shaikh

Abstract :

Superstitions are widely prevalent across all societies worldwide. The aim of the following paper is to describe the concept of a superstition and then discuss the various common general superstitions prevalent along with those pertinent to autism and mental retardation. These superstitions often delay intervention in many cases leading to delays in recovery and a wide range of false beliefs. The paper gives us an overview of how superstitions and false beliefs exists in our minds with regard to mental retardation