SPED 2231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Intellectual Disability, Intelligence Quotient, Socioeconomic Status
8 Jan 2019
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Existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior. Manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects a child"s educational performance. Defined by the aaidd ( american association on intellectual and developmental. Signifiant limitations in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. Supports - resources and strategies that enhance functioning everyday environments and that promote the personal well-being, development, education, and interests of a person. Age - most diagnosed during school years. Gender - more males than females are diagnosed. Socioeconomic status - poverty is strongly related to intellectual disability. 6. 8% students aged 3-21 receiving special education are classified as having a disability. Two major characteristics of intellectual disability are. Intelligence refers to a student"s general mental capability for. Generalizing knowledge from one setting to another. Students with intellectual disability have an iq score approx two standard deviations below the mean. 70 or below on the iq test.
