Intellectual Development Disability Flashcards

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are disorders that are usually present at birth and that negatively affect the trajectory of the individual’s development

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Intellectual Development Disability

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What developments are affected in IDD

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Physical, Intellectual, Emotional

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Many of these conditions affect multiple body parts or systems.

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IDD

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What age IDD starts?

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Anytime before 18

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IDD is characterized by problems with both:

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Intellectual functioning or intelligence
Adaptive behavior

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Intellectual functioning or intelligence, include the ability to

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Learn, reason, problem solve, and other skills

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Adaptive behavior includes

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Everyday social and skills life.

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IQ of IDD

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approximately 70 or below

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What gender it usually occurs

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Twice frequently in male as in female children

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They experience of exhibit significant limitations in at least 2 of the following skill areas:

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communication, self-care, home living, social/ interpersonal skills, use of community resources, self-direction, functional academic skills, work, leisure, health and safety

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Associated features include

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irritability, aggressiveness, temper tantrums, stereotyped repetitive movements, nail biting, and stuttering.

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is the deficit in adaptive behavior along with intellectual impairment.

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IDD by American Association of Mental Deficiency

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Etiology of IDD

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Genetic conditions, problems during pregnancy, problems at birth, health problems, environmental factors

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Deficits in IDD

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Conceptual, social, practical skills

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Genetic conditions

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Down syndrome
Fragile X syndrome -geneteic abn
Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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16
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can result when the baby does not develop inside the mother properly.

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Problems during pregnancy

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Problems during pregnancy

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*problems with the way the baby’s cell divide as it grows.
*A woman who drinks alcohol or gets an infection like rubella during pregnancy. *Preeclampsia, drug abuse

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if baby has problems during labor and birth, such as not getting enough oxygen

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Problems at birth

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Problems at birth

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*Injury to the brain suffered during pre-peri and post-natal period
*Cranial malformations such as micro-macro cephalus

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diseases like whooping cough, measles, and meningitis, malnutrition, not getting enough medical care.

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Health problems

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Health problems

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*Severe neglect or abuse
*Exposure to poisons like lead and mercury

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Environmental factors

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Poverty

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The severity of the intellectual deficit is classified

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mild, moderate, severe, profound

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Mild IDD IQ

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I.Q. 55 to 70

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None in early childhood

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Mild IDD

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Mental age of Mild IDD

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8-12

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Sixth grade level by late teens

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Mild IDD

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Difficulty adapting to school

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Mild IDD

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May need assistance when experiencing social or academic stress

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Mild IDD

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% of Mild IDD

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85%

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Can achieve social and vocational skills for minimum self-support

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Mild IDD

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“educable”- can acquire academic skills up to approximately sixth grade level

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Mild IDD

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Can read, write or do arithmetic

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Mild IDD

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IQ of Moderate IDD

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35-55

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Poor awareness of the needs of others

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Moderate IDD

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Usually no progression beyond second grade level.

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Moderate IDD

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Need moderate supervision due to self-care deficit.

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Moderate IDD

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Require supervision and guidance under mild social or economic stress

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Moderate IDD

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% of Moderate IDD

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10%

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May profit from vocational training

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Moderate IDD

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Can function in sheltered workshops as unskilled or semi-skilled persons

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Moderate IDD

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Moderate IDD age

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3-7

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“trainable” Offer simple, repetitive tasks because it facilitates learning.

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Moderate IDD

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IQ of severe IDD

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25-35

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Poor motor development and minimal speech.

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Severe IDD

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Unable to learn academic skills but may learn to talk and be trained in elementary hygiene skills or activities of daily living.

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Severe IDD

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Require complete supervision in a controlled environment.

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Severe IDD

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% of severe IDD

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3-4%

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May learn to perform simple work tasks

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Severe IDD

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Profound IDD IQ

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20-25

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Minimal capacity for sensorimotor functioning.

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Profound IDD

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Require total nursing care and highly structured environment with supervision due to selfcare deficit.

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Profound IDD

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% of Profound IDD

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1% to 2%

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“custodial”- requires total care.

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Profound IDD

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May attain a mental age of young infant

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Profound IDD

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Does not relate with peers; more secure with adults

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Profound IDD

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Comforted by physical touch

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Profound IDD

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May repeat words. Short attention span but usually attracted to music

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Profound IDD

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Signs of IDD

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*Sit up, crawl, or walk later than other children.
*Learn to talk later, or have trouble speaking.
*Find it hard to remember things.
*Not understand how to pay for things *Have trouble understanding social rules.
*Have trouble seeing the consequences of their actions.
*Have trouble solving problems.
*Have trouble thinking logically

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Three things factor into the diagnosis of intellectual disability:

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*interviews with the parents
*observation of the child
*testing of intelligence and adaptive behaviors.

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Skills that could be taught

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  • Communicating with others
  • Taking care of personal needs (dressing, bathing, going to the bathroom)
  • Health and safety
  • Home living (helping to set the table, cleaning the house, or cooking dinner
  • Social skills (manners, knowing the rules of conversation, getting along in a group, playing a game)
  • Reading, writing and basic math
  • As they get older, skills that will help them in the workplace
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Steps to help intellectually disabled child

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*Learn everything about intellectual disabilities
*Encourage the child’s independence
*Get the child involved in group activities
*Stay involved
*Get to know other parents of intellectually disabled children

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The more we know, the better advocate we can be for your child.

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Learn everything about intellectual disabilities

64
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Let the child try new things and encourage to do things by themselves. Provide guidance when it’s needed and give positive feedback when the child does something well or masters something new.

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Encourage the child’s independence

65
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Taking an art class or participating in Scouts will help the child build social skills.

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Get the child involved in group activities

66
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By keeping in touch with the child’s teachers, parents should be able to follow their progress and reinforce what the child is learning at school through practice at home.

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Stay involved

67
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They can be a great source of advice and emotional support.

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Get to know other parents of intellectually disabled children