https://padlet.com/maryleah00/ot8i67g40kfu Intellectual Disabilities en-us 2017-07-27 18:59:21 UTC 2025-03-01 21:44:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png maryleah00 https://padlet.com/maryleah00/ot8i67g40kfu/wish/179597318 This is the newer term for "mental retardation" or a disability in intelligence and adaptive behavior.

According to AAIDD or the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
 Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. This disability originates before the age of 18.

There are  4 classifications of ID depending on IQ.
MILD (IQ 50-70)
MODERATE (IQ 50-70)
SEVERE (IQ  20-25)
PROFOUND (BELOW 20)

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^{Use short and simple sentences to ensure understanding.}

^{Repeat instructions or directions frequently.}

^{Keep distractions and transitions to a minimum.}

^{Use strategies for remembering such as elaborate rehearsal and clustering information together.}

^{Maintain high yet realistic expectations to encourage social and educational potential.}

^{Break longer, new tasks into small steps.}

^{Provide frequent opportunities for students to learn and socialize with typically developing peers}

^{Model tolerance and acceptance.}

^{Carefully consider and monitor seating arrangements in the classroom.}

^{If student is motivated by adult or peer attention, find ways to recognize positive contributions.}

^{Ensure that the student has a way to appropriately express their wants and needs}

^{Use storybook sharing in which a story is read to the student and responses are elicited (praise is given for appropriate comments about the content).}

]]> 2017-07-27 19:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maryleah00/ot8i67g40kfu/wish/179597850 maryleah00 https://padlet.com/maryleah00/ot8i67g40kfu/wish/179598501 The AAIDD or American association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
 http://aaidd.org/intellectual-disability/definition#.WXpAYYTyuUk

Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/mental-retardation.html

Special Education Guide
http://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/intellectual-disability/

Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/intellectual-disability-mental-retardation#1

Texas Health and Human Services
https://hhs.texas.gov/what-intellectual-disability

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