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Resources in a person's environment that can be used for support, such as family, friends, co-workers
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natural supports
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A disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. Originates before age 18.
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Intellectual disability ( according to AAIDD)
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Social and practical intelligence that people have learned so that they can function in their everyday lives; along with intellectual functioning, are considered in making a determination of mental retardation/intellectual disability.
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adaptive behavior
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ability to understand and interpret people and social interactions
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social intelligence
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ability to solve everyday problems
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practical intelligence
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resources and strategies that promote a person's development, education, interests, and personal well-being
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supports
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1. Intermittent
2. Limited 3. Extensive 4. Pervasive |
Levels of Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Prenatal causes
1. chromosomal disorders 2. inborn errors of metabolism 3. developmental disorders affecting brain formation 4. environmental influences |
Prenatal causes of intellectual disabilites
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an abnormality in the 21st pair of chromosomes
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down syndrome, also referred to as trisomy 21
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a condition in which the bottom of the 23rd pair of chromosomes is pinched off; can result in a number of physical abnormalities along with intellectual disabilities; occurs more often in males than females
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fragile x syndrome
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inheriting a lack of genetic material from father on the 15th pair of chromosomes ; leading genetic cause of obesity
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Prader-Willi syndrome
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deficiencies in enzymes used to metabolize basic substances in the body, such as amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, or trace elements
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inborn errors of metabolism
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a collection of behaviors, including cognitive, language, and social behaviors as well as psychopathological symptoms that tend to occur together in people with a specific genetic syndrome.
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behavioral phenotype
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practical skills rather than academic learning skills
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functional academics
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