Intellectual Disability - Mental Retardation

Intellectual Disability Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name August 1, 2019 Intellectual disability, formerly known as “mental retardation,” concerns people who have limitation in cognitive function which affects their activities of daily living. Nowadays, both public and private organizations support people with intellectual disability to achieve a normal life through websites. Some of these websites are which defines intellectual disability as “significant difficulties in both intellectual functioning (e.g. communicating, learning, problem-solving) and adaptive behavior (e.g. everyday social skills, routines, hygiene)” (American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP], n.d.) and which describes intellectual disability as “significant limitations in intellectual functioning (e.g., reasoning, learning, and problem-solving), adaptive behavior (i.e., conceptual, social, and practical skills in everyday life), and onset in childhood (before the age of 18 years)” (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], n.d.). These websites are helpful, especially for parents and peers, since they include early signs and symptoms of intellectual and developmental disability. This can also lead to early diagnosis of other disorders, especially those which are genetically acquired such as Down’s Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, etc. Also, the teachers of these students will likely learn that these kids cannot easily understand ideas and follow directions. The websites can also help in preventing bullying and consequently, preventing other mental issues from occurring to these children, such as depression. The diagnosis of intellectual disability is made clinically and comprehensively based on the child’s intelligence quotient (IQ) score in an IQ test standardized testing and difficulties in the activities of daily living and adaptive behavior. An IQ test measures a child’s intelligence, particularly in learning and problem-solving. The average score is approximately 10...