List criteria that professionals should apply as they put the definition of intellectual disabilities into practice:

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

ANSWER:
1. Limitations in a person’s present functioning must be considered within the
context of community environments typical of the individual’s age, peers, and
culture.
2. Valid assessment considers cultural and linguistic diversity as well as differences
in communication, sensory, motor, and behavioral factors.
3. Within an individual, limitations often coexist with strengths.
4. An important purpose of describing limitations is to develop a profile of needed
supports.
5. With appropriate personalized supports over a sustained period, the life
functioning of the person with [intellectual disabilities] generally will improve
(AAIDD, 2009).
REFERENCES: Bloom’s: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HESC.HARD.17.09.02 - Explain the various definitions and classifications of intellectual
disabilities.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - CEC.4.0 - Beginning special education professionals use multiple
methods of assessment and data sources in making educational decisions.
32. Describe two characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities.
ANSWER:
1) Learning and memory? 2) Difficulty in self-regulation? 3) Adaptive skill deficits?
4) Significant academic delays (especially in reading)? 5) Physical development.