EDSP 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Task Analysis, Rubella Vaccine, Amniocentesis
23 Feb 2017
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Classification by degree or level of intellectual impairment as measured by iq test scores: mild, moderate, severe, profound. Identification and assessment: standard iq tests are used to assess intelligence. Administered by school psychologist or other trained professional. Iq test measures how a child performs at one point in time on the items included on the test. Shouldn"t be used to determine iep objectives. Never be used as the sole basis for making decisions regarding. Causes: more than 350 risk factors associated with id have been identified. 35% of cases have a genetic cause. Another 3rd of cases involve external trauma or toxin. Etiology remains unknown for another 3rd case: etiologic factors: prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal, biomedical causes. 85% to 90% of people with id have mild intelligence disabilities. Most show no evidence of organic pathology. Mandatory newborn screening tests for inherited and biomedical risk. Content in the basics of reading, writing, and math: functional curriculum.
