Unit 2 Flashcards
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Intellectual disability IQ requirement
IQ below 70
language ability should be equivalent to
mental age
those with intellectual disability go through the same
language acquisition and in TD children, only slower
any language irregularities are due to
environmental experiences
Mental Retardation
the less politically correct term for intellectual disability
AAMR
American Association on Mental Retardation
(an old organization)
now called American Association on Intellectual and Developmental disabilities
Intellectual disabilities
problems in:
intellectual funcitoning (IQ)
adaptive behavior
***no just raised on IQ
occurs in developmental period up to 18 years of age
heterogeneous population- language characteristics will vary
adaptive behavior
particular tasks and behavior you would expect developmentally
-being able to care for yourself
Vineland Adaptive behavior Scales II
measures adaptive behavior, norm-referenced instruments
receptive and expressive language, written communication, daily living skills, domestic, personal and community living skills, socialization, play, leisure, coping skills, fine and gross motor skills, maladaptive behaviors
information gained from parent or caregiver interaction.
birth to 90 years
developmental disability
describes mental or physical disabilities that occur before 22 years of age
terms used by federal government
standford binet intelligence scale 5th edition
IQ test
welcher intelligente teste for children
school age kids IQ tests
Haley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
Measures IQ in infants and young children
Leiter international performance scale
nonspeaking or nonverbal individuals
table 6.1 on page 232 in book
labels that we use for ID
Mild intellectual disabilities (educable)
50/55-70 IQ
89% of those with intellectual disabilities (the most common form of ID)
Moderate intellectual disability (trainable)
35/40-50/55 IQ
7% of the population with ID
Severe Intellectual disability (custodial)
20/25-35/40 IQ
3%of the population with ID
Profound (Life-support)
below 20/25
1% of the population with ID
intermittent support
short term supports such as during an acute medical crisis
short term, but effects life
Kristin’s surgery
limited support
regular but brief support
an employ needing assistance to remediated a job- related skill deficit
extensive support
ongoing and regular assistance such as ongoing home living support
pervasive support
life sustaining support
skilled medical care
help taking medication
cause of ID: organic
something you can actually see in the central nervous system i.e. genetic, chromosomal cause *** a known cause IQ below 50 found across SES accompanied by health problems physical abnormalities (i.e. cleft lip/ palate) die earlier than general population dependent on care of others less likely to marry atypical patterns of development.