2020-01-31T08:03:10
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY is a term intellectual disability includes impairments of general mental abilities that impact adaptive functioning. Symptoms of intellectual disability first appear during the developmental period and diagnosis requires a comprehensive assessment of intelligence across conceptual, social, and practical domains (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Adaptive skill areas include Conceptual, Language, Reading, Writing, Math, Reasoning, Knowledge, Memory, Social, Empathy, Social judgment, Interpersonal communication skills, Ability to make and retain friendships, Practical/self-management, Personal care, Job responsibilities, Money, management, Recreation, Organizing school and work tasks.
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