Intellectual DisabilityIntellectual Disability

Dealing with Dealing with

mental retardation mental retardation

Emily SpauldingEmily Spaulding

What is Intellectual What is Intellectual Disability?Disability?

Limitations in:Limitations in: intellectual functioningintellectual functioning Adaptive behaviorAdaptive behavior

Affects 2.5% to 3% of general populationAffects 2.5% to 3% of general population

Classification Classification

4 different degrees of classification:4 different degrees of classification: MildMild ModerateModerate SevereSevere Profound Profound

Cause of disability determines age Cause of disability determines age the symptoms occur and the severity the symptoms occur and the severity of these symptomsof these symptoms

OutlookOutlook

Entitled to:Entitled to: Free testingFree testing Individualized Individualized

educationeducation Skills training Skills training

Independent livingIndependent living EmploymentEmployment

ClassroomClassroom

Provided by schoolsProvided by schools EducationEducation Social developmentSocial development

Teachers should make Teachers should make accommodations and accommodations and modifications to their modifications to their instructions for these instructions for these studentsstudents

Classroom CurriculumClassroom Curriculum

Help prepare Help prepare students to live students to live and function and function independently in independently in societysociety

Classroom AccommodationsClassroom Accommodations

Skills to LearnSkills to Learn

Works CitedWorks CitedIntellectual Disabilityhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddmr.htmMental Retardationhttp://www.faqs.org/health/topics/37/Mental-retardation.htmlClassroom Helphttp://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/mentalretardation.phphttp://www.bamaed.ua.edu/spe300/index.htmlhttp://www.projectidealonline.org/mentalRetardation.php