Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability is a disorder with an onset during the developmental period. It is a developmental condition that includes deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning.
- Delay in achieving developmental milestones
- Difficulty with problem-solving, abstract thinking or learning from experiences
- Difficulty acquiring new skills or concepts
- Difficulty following instructions
- Slower to process information
- Difficulty remembering and/or retrieving information after a short period
- Difficulty with adaptive behaviours of daily routines
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty with social participation
- Poorer attention or concentration as compared to other peers
