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
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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