INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITY
A psychological disorder
processes that involves the CONTACT
difficulty in understanding or
using language, spoken or written,
INFORMATION
that manifests a disability to listen,
speak, read, write spell, reason or
to do mathematical calculations
which are evident in school. INTELLECTUAL
may also be referred to as (074) 422-2491 DISABILITY
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COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
Lack the capacity to obtain and
apply their knowledge and skills.
IQ test score is 70 and below.
ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
Lacks the ability to apply and
acquire life skills.
It is measured through the
Standardized Tests.
DEGREES OF
INTERVENTIONS
INTELLECTUAL
DIABILITY
CAUSES Social Interventions
Help adapt to environmental
SEVERE IQ ; 34 and below changes by learning how to
Needs more intensive
GENETIC socialize and teaching
support and supervision
CONDITIONS them how to engage in
different activities.
his or her entire life.
They may learn some activities of
Family Support
caused by abnormal genes inherited
daily living. Some require full-
from parents, errors when genes Guidance Counselling
time care by an attendant. combine, or other reasons. Support groups
SPED or regular school
MODERATE IQ ; 35 -49 Cognitive–
EXOGENOUS/
Nearly apparent within the first
years of life. Speech delays are
FAMILIAL Behavioral therapy
particularly common signs. Cognitive Skills Training/ Socials
Limited academic potential. Learn
Social-cultural deprivation and
Skills training may also help in
economic status are important factors challenging the individual's
simple health and safety skills and
affecting intellectual functioning. It behavior
to participate in simple activities. includes acquired brain injuries, Behavioral Modification
dementia, etc.
Techniques (BMTs)
MILD IQ ; 50 -70 Skills/ ADL Training
EXPOSURE TO and re-training
Capable of learning reading Speech training
and mathematics skills to
DISEASE OR TOXIC
approximately the level of a
SUBSTANCES Psychotropic Medication
typical child aged 9 to 12.
Diseases like whooping cough, the Use of benzodiazepines
They can learn self-
measles, or meningitis can cause in people with mental
care and practical
intellectual disabilities.
skills, such as cooking
retardation.
or using the local mass
It can also be caused by
transit system. extreme malnutrition, Side effects may occur during
As they reach adulthood,
not getting appropriate medication. So, the
many learn to live
medical care, or by being
independently and
exposed to poisons like individual's behavior should
maintain employment. lead or mercury. be monitored carefully.
DYSCALCULIA DYSLEXIA
Severe difficulty in
Difficulty in developing
learning math concepts
reading skills in elementary
and computation. school children.
Characteristics: Characteristics:
TYPES OF
- Normal or accelerated
-Appear in range of
language acquisition: verbal
severity, ranging from
LEARNING
reading and writing. extreme to borderline.
- Poetic ability: good visual
-Not all characteristics will
DISABILITY memory for the printed
word.
appear with all students
having dyslexia.
- Good in areas of science,
-Poor ability to
geometry – but with logic
LEARNING DISABILITY figures nor formulas. discriminate visual
A disordered in one or more
likeness or differences in
basic psychological processes
words even vision is
normal.
involved in understanding or
in using language, spoken or
DYSGRAPHIA
written. A learning disability that
May manifest itself in an
affects writing abilities
imperfect ability to listen,
speak, read, write spell, Characteristics:
reason or to do mathematical
calculations which are
- Avoiding writing and
manifested in school. drawing task.
- Tight, awkward pencil grip
and body position.
-Illegible hand writing
INTERVENTIONS PREVALENCE
6-8%
TIPS to PARENTS
LEARN
about learning disabilities.
Early intervention
FIND School Age
and family support
ways your child learns best. Population
HELP
your child learn through his
areas or strength.
PRAISE A marked discrepancy
Special
child when she or she does between ability and
Education/Tutorials well. academic achievement has
3% school population,
LET exhibits chronic problems
your child help with in mastering the basic
household chores. academic skills on reading,
Psychologists and
ASK writing, spelling, and
other professionals professional help. mathematics.
TALK
1-2%
Occupational
therapist
to other parents whose
children have learning
Dyslexia
disabilities. in School
Population
ESTABLISH
90%
a positive working
Speech therapy relationship with your child’s
teacher. Reading
Disability
PLAN among students
what accommodations your with Learning
child needs with school
personnel. Disability
