INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

WHAT IS AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?

• A person with mental limitations.
• They learn slower than a typical person.
• Troubles with:
• Taking care of themselves.
• Communticating/social skills.

HOW COMMON ARE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES?

• Most common disability
• About 6.5m adults and children have it alone
• 1 in 10 kids in special ed. have the disability
• Very common

HOW ARE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DIAGNOSED?

• From a doctor or educator
• Look at their abilities
• Look at their functions

WHAT ARE SOME COMMON SIGNS OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?

• Behaivor problems such as explosive tantrums.
• Trouble taking/ communicating with others.
• Difficulty remembering things.
• Medical problems such as seizures.
• They also have vison and hearing problems.

WHAT ARE FOUR MAIN CAUSES OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?

• Genetic Conditions.
• Problems during pregnancy.
• Problems at birth.
• Health problems.

WHAT CHARACTER IN OF MICE AND MEN HAS AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY? WHAT ARE SOME SKILLS HE/SHE STRUGGLES WITH IN GHE NOVEL?

• Lennie has intellectual disability
• Has many symptoms
• Struggles with grasping learning skills.

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