Intellectual disability is a mental illness that impairs a person's intellect, by retarding one's learning abilities. In the past, the word idiot was used to describe a person with such a disability, although such words are considered derogatory in modern times and are more often used as insults. The Scarecrow once called one of his Strawmen an idiot, when telling him that he could tell that Batman was afraid of Crime Alley.
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| - Intellectual disability is a mental illness that impairs a person's intellect, by retarding one's learning abilities. In the past, the word idiot was used to describe a person with such a disability, although such words are considered derogatory in modern times and are more often used as insults. The Scarecrow once called one of his Strawmen an idiot, when telling him that he could tell that Batman was afraid of Crime Alley.
- Intellectual disability is a general term to describe a deficit in intelligence; either a general deficit or a general learning deficit. It is currently defined as a combination of an intellectual quotient (IQ) of less than 70 (with 100 being average) combined with a deficiency of at least two adaptive behaviors that affect everyday living. Intellectual disabilities are further sub-categorized by two types:
* Syndromic - Where the deficits are the result of a diagnosed syndrome, such as Trisomy-21
* Non-syndromic - Where the deficits appear to be unrelated to a pathological condition
- Mental disability isn't a mandatory feature of autism, but probably about 50% of autistic children score in the mentally disabled (IQ 70 or lower) range on IQ tests. There is great variation on IQ tests among those who have autism, with a common finding being that those with autism have a higher nonverbal IQ and a much lower verbal IQ. Often this pattern is reversed in those who have Asperger syndrome. In the past, the percentage of children with mental disability was higher (70%) because the diagnosis of autism was only used in more severely affected children. As more children get included on the autism spectrum, the percentage of those with normal IQs also increases.
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| - Intellectual disability is a mental illness that impairs a person's intellect, by retarding one's learning abilities. In the past, the word idiot was used to describe a person with such a disability, although such words are considered derogatory in modern times and are more often used as insults. The Scarecrow once called one of his Strawmen an idiot, when telling him that he could tell that Batman was afraid of Crime Alley.
- Mental disability isn't a mandatory feature of autism, but probably about 50% of autistic children score in the mentally disabled (IQ 70 or lower) range on IQ tests. There is great variation on IQ tests among those who have autism, with a common finding being that those with autism have a higher nonverbal IQ and a much lower verbal IQ. Often this pattern is reversed in those who have Asperger syndrome. In the past, the percentage of children with mental disability was higher (70%) because the diagnosis of autism was only used in more severely affected children. As more children get included on the autism spectrum, the percentage of those with normal IQs also increases. IQ test results are much more uneven in the sub-categories than normal, frequently showing a peak in visuo-spatial tasks and those that require rote memory. Because of this, an autistic person may have much more skill in doing certain things than his/her IQ seems to indicate, and when taken to the extreme, the person may be called an autistic savant. There are things like echolalia that separate autistic children from non-autistic intellectually disabled children. More about the Autism Spectrum Test Additionally, a recent review also questioned the validity of IQ testing of autistic people.
- Intellectual disability is a general term to describe a deficit in intelligence; either a general deficit or a general learning deficit. It is currently defined as a combination of an intellectual quotient (IQ) of less than 70 (with 100 being average) combined with a deficiency of at least two adaptive behaviors that affect everyday living. Intellectual disabilities are further sub-categorized by two types:
* Syndromic - Where the deficits are the result of a diagnosed syndrome, such as Trisomy-21
* Non-syndromic - Where the deficits appear to be unrelated to a pathological condition Somewhere between 2 and 3 percent of the general population suffers from an intellectual disability. In over 75% of cases, the impairment is mild. Somewhere between 30-50% of cases are non-syndromic. About 25% of those affected have a genetic condition. Intellectual disabilities are usually identified in early childhood. Typical signs are delay in developing motor skills (such as walking), difficulties with speech and language, difficulty with self-help skills (such as dressing), problems socializing, and poor school performance. Although many cases are not identified until the child starts school, care must be taken to rule out specific learning disabilities. Treatment of intellectually disabled persons generally addresses their skill set. Although intellectually disabled persons often take a great deal of time to learn a basic skill, they can generally remember it once they have mastered it.
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