This categorization the individual IQ score averages are between 35 and 55, and live with limited assistance. The last classification is severe and profound mental retardation. In this classification the individuals IQ score is below 35. In this classification the individual normally requires significant aid with daily living skills[ CITATION The l 1033 ]. .
In the movie I Am Sam, Sean Penn plays the role of Sam Dawson a mentally retarded father with the mentally capacity of a seven year old. In the movie Sam is trying to raise his seven year old daughter named Lucy. Alarm starts when his daughter starts getting older. She starts to hold herself back in school, afraid of looking smarter than her father. Lucy displays this behavior by acting like she cannot read certain words when she is able to. She also sticks to reading books like Green Eggs and Ham. With the state being alarmed of this issue they take Lucy away from Sam, saying that she needs to be in environment with mentally capable parents. Sam hires a high power attorney to fight for custody of his daughter[ CITATION Joh02 l 1033 ]. The lawyer agrees to take his case pro bono, so she doesn't look like a heartless cold human being. During the movie and working with Sam, his lawyer learns a lot from him. She learns about love, and compassion. In the movie you see Sam suffering majorly at the loss of his daughter. One can tell that Sam lived for this little girl. In the movie one can see the anguish that Sam goes through after the state takes Lucy away and having to fight to get his daughter back.
In the movie Sam displays that he is intellectually delayed. Sam speech is suffering. He has a hard time communicating his needs when he is under stress. Sam's vocabulary is also limited. Looking at these few issues Sam falls in the axis II in the DSM-IV-TR [ CITATION CSi08 l 1033 ]. Most cases of mental retardation there are other disabilities that patient may have which could include disorders like OCD and autism to name a couple.