What Is an Intellectual Disability?

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Intellectual disabilities Essential details

• We live in a society where children with
  intellectual disability are often looked down
  upon as being incapable of contributing to the
  overall fabric of our culture. All they need is
  love, encouragement, support and  positive
  reinforcement that can help ensure that these
  kids emerge with a strong sense of self-worth and
  the determination to keep going even when things
  are tough.
• Disabilities cover a wide range. Some are obvious
  and some are hidden. So, its important to know
  everything about what constitutes as disability
  from the scratch

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What Is an Intellectual Disability?
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How an Intellectual Disability is diagnosed?

• Intellectual disability is identified by problems
  in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. To
  diagnose an intellectual disability,
  professionals look at the persons mental
  abilities (IQ), and his or her adaptive skills. A
  full scale IQ score of around 70 to 75 indicates
  a significant limitation in intellectual
  functioning.
• Symptoms
• Some of the most common symptoms can include
• Learning and developing more slowly than other
  children same age
• Difficulty communicating or socializing with
  others
• Lower than average scores on IQ tests
• Difficulties talking or talking late
• Having problems remembering things
• Inability to connect actions with consequences
• Trouble learning at school
• Inability to do everyday tasks like getting
  dressed or using the restroom without help

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The most common causes of intellectual disability
are

• Genetic conditions that include Down syndrome and
  fragile X syndrome.Problems during pregnancy
  that can interfere with fetal brain development,
  malnutrition, certain infections, or
  preeclampsia.
• Complications during childbirth resulting in a
  baby being deprived of oxygen or born extremely
  premature.
• Severe head injury, near-drowning, extreme
  malnutrition, infections in the brain, exposure
  to toxic substances such as lead, and severe
  neglect or abuse.
• Management
• Following are certain procedures through which
  intellectual disability can be managed
• Changing the Surroundings
• Positive Reinforcement
• Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviours
• Functional communication training
• Stimulus Control
• Fading programmes
• While all these details will certainly help your
  children in the longer run, one thing they need
  the most from you is love.There are many
  organizations that cater to the development of a
  specially abled children. Mata Bhagwanti Chadha
  Niketan, a charitable school for the specially
  abled run by Ponty Chadha Foundation is fully
  committed to the rehabilitation of children with
  disabilities. It is one of the very few private
  rehabilitation institutions that dont charge any
  money for services provided to its students.

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