Intellectual Disablilities

The term intellectual disabilities is used to describe a child that has limitations set with mental functioning, communicating, taking care of himself/herself and social skills. With these factors a child will be learning at a slower pace then the typical child. This diagnosis could happen due to genetic problems, problems during pregnancy,problems at birth and health problems. This is not a disease, it is a disability.
Three out of one hundred people in our country have an intellectual disability. in fact one out of every ten children with special needs has an intellectual disability. Signs range from anything like; sitting or walking later then others to having trouble thinking.
An IEP will be made for this child and work on it with the parent and teacher. Many if their skills can be put to work at home also.