Intellectual Development Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W107
Diagnosis: Intellectual Development Disorder
US Patients: 2-3%
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Causes: Mental Retardation and Autism Spectrum make up the greatest proportions
Medications: antipsychotics and benzodiazepines
Therapies: careful analysis and years of good teaching; educable = IQ of 50-75;
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What are the causes of Intellectual Developmental Disorder?
Amazon or Library Book: Job Readiness Workbook
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Support Group: facebook.com/groups/pacdd
(This is a private group, entitled “Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Other Support Needs.”)
Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services,
Section 12.05.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative reviewby Laurence Cobbaert on November 21, 2024
Autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a high risk of developing an eating disorder. While there is limited evidence on the relationship between other forms of neurodivergence and eating disorders, research suggests associations between giftedness, intellectual disability, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, Tourette's syndrome, and disordered eating. Factors underlying disordered eating and/or eating disorder risk for neurodivergent people are...
- Leveraging Observation Research to Improve Instruction for Students With Intellectual Disability: Guidance for Adapting Toolsby Esther R Lindström on November 21, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: We offer guidance for researchers and practitioners to make similar adaptations when using research tools intended for other populations or instructional settings.
- Transitions-Related Support for Ageing Family Carers of Older People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Convey Behaviours That Challenge Others: A Systematic Rapid Scoping Reviewby J Jordan on November 21, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: More research is vital to understand the support ageing carers receive to make choices, and how it meets their needs.
- Autism, intelligence, language, and adaptive behavior, disentangling a complex relationshipby Chiara Failla on November 21, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a range of intellectual and language abilities. Its heterogeneity is acknowledged in modern diagnostics, complicating research and necessitating precision medicine and a multidimensional approach for individualized treatment and accurate assessment. Intellectual and language functioning influence adaptive skills and symptomatology. Thus, assessing adaptive functioning in a multidimensional and...