INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Course overview

INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY HAVE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DEFICITS CHARACTERIZED BY LIMITATIONS IN INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, INCLUDING THE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETIOLOGIES OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, VARIOUS DISEASE MANIFESTATIONS, AND APPROPRIATE EVALUATION STRATEGIES. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND SUGGESTS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND RECOGNIZES THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM ELEMENT IN MANAGING THESE CASES.