A formal exceptionality, identified by an Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC), in the category of Intelligence. Also a psychological, diagnosed condition characterized by significantly below average intellectual ability, approximately the second percentile or below. Deficits in adaptive functioning are also present.
• Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND)
• Angelman Syndrome
• Brain Injury
• Down Syndrome
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD/ARNO)
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Neurological Disabilities
• Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
See also the teaching strategies for these related areas of student need:
• Anger/Frustration Management Skills
• Articulation Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Emotional Regulation
• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Intellectual Ability – Low
• Listening Skills
• Low Vision
• Memory
• Metacognitive Skills
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Organizational Skills
• Personal Care
• Personal Safety
• Phonological Processing
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sensory Integration Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills
• Transition Skills
• Verbal Ability
• Visual-Motor Skills
• Visual-Spatial Processing
Resources
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
Used by non-teacher medical and/or psychological professionals to diagnosis various conditions.
Document outlining criteria for intellectual diagnosis
