Currently mental retardation is defined as
A) a subaverage general mental ability.
B) a deficiency in everyday living skills including communication, self-care, meal preparation, social interaction and health and safety.
C) a subaverage general mental ability accompanied by deficiencies in everyday adaptive skills.
D) a score below 70 to 75 on the Wechsler intelligence test.

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The definition of mental retardation requires both a subaverage general mental ability and deficiencies in everyday adaptive skills. Option A only includes the subaverage general mental ability, option B only includes deficiencies in everyday living skills but does not mention intelligence, and option D only includes a specific score on an intelligence test but does not mention adaptive skills.

Currently Mental Retardation Is Defined as