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Intellectual Disabilities (May cause deficits in areas such as (Self…
Intellectual Disabilities
Originated because of
Rosa's Law
This law made it so "intellectual disability" replaced "mental retardation in many areas of the federal government
Intellectual disability is defined by the AAIDD as
A disability characterized by significant limitations in
Intellectual functioning
Adaptive behavior
Which consists of
Social Intelligence
Which involves
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Practical Intelligence
Which involves
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Originates before age 18
It was named after
Rosa Marcellino
A 9 year old
Had Down Syndrome
Affects planning the transitioning into adulthood
There are 3 major areas to consider which include
Life Skills
These are needed to live a fulfilling life by taking care of themselves and functioning in society
They can be divided into 2 categories which include
Domestic Skills
Such as
Hygiene
Organizing and Cleaning
Managing a Budget
Grocery Shopping
Community Skills
Such as
Transportation
Grocery Shopping
Banking
Social Skills
Employment Skills
Such as
Finding appropriate jobs
Applying for jobs
Social Skills
Self-Determination Skills
Such as
Determining realistic skills/interests
Determining weaknesses
Accessing appropriate level of services for achieving life/ employment skills
Self-Determination can be defined as
The ability to act autonomously,be self-regulated, act in a psychologically empowered manner, and act in a self-realized manner
To keep with the philosophy of self-determination programming professionals reccommend
Person-centered planning
Some characteristics of this planning include
Focusing more on the individual than the family
A consumer driven model
Encourages individuals to make their own decisions with respect to services while professionals mobilize resources and supports to help individuals meet their goals
May cause deficits in areas such as
Attention
Memory
Language
Self-regulation
can be defined as
The ability to regulate one's own behavior
Which is a component of metacognition
Which is
a person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task
The ability to plan how to use the strategies
The evaluation of how well the strategies are working
Motivation
Social development
To ensure students have access to general education curriculum there is the use of functional academics
Which can be defined as
The notion of blending academics and functional skills
Teaching academics in the context of daily living skills
Can be caused by
Environmental circumstances
Brain development may be compromised if the mother
Does drugs
Drinks alcohol
Can lead to FAS
doesn't maintain a healthy diet
Gets an infection
Is exposed to radiation (X-rays)
Malnourishes the child
Rubella
Which are undeniable
Low birth weight
Chromosomal disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
Prevalence is
2.27 % of the population
This is from a statistical-theoretical perspective relying on scores on IQ tests
Fewer than 1% of the school-age population
This is because
Schools use low adaptive behavior as well as IQ as criteria
A preference by some to identify students as learning disabled because they perceive a learning disability to be less stigmatizing