N.A.M.H.I. The National Association For The Mentally Handicapped Of Ireland Fitzwillliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. . 01-6760517 N.A.M.H.I is a national voluntary Association working to improve the welfare of Irish people with mental handicap. N.A.M.H.I. represents Ireland on the International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicap, and is a member of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency.
Mental handicap involves a greater than average difficulty in learning.
This results in a delayed or incomplete development of a person's mind, and presents difficulties in the person's ability to adapt to the cultural demands of society. It is not an illness. An illness can normally be treated and cured. Although mental handicap is often caused by biological diseases and organic impairments, it may also result from complex social and psychological causes. In many cases the specific cause of mental handicap is unknown.