FRHD 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Advanced Maternal Age, Working Memory, Developmental Disorder
6 Dec 2016
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Immature reaction to environmental stimuli and below average and academic performance. Developmental period : time between conception and 18th birthday. Mental retardation (former term): sub-average intellectual ability present from birth or early infancy (ex. American association of mental retardation changed its name to american association of intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2007. Some professionals still use the team mental retardation". Some confuse intellectual disability with developmental delay. Significant limitation in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) Sub-average intellectual functioning: less than or equal to 70 or 75 on a test of mental ability. Limitation in adaptive skills: 2 or more limitation in adaptive skills (conceptual, social or practical skills) Conceptual, social and practical skills that people have learned so that they can function in their everyday lives. Different cut off points etc. account for differences in estimates. 75% of those estimated to have id have mild id. Idea that may are diagnosed with ld instead of id stigma.
