Intellectual Disability

“Intellectual disability” means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

Common Characteristics

• • • Low cognitive functioning,

    • Poor memory, Attention problems, Slow learning rates,

    • Difficulty applying learned knowledge in new settings

    • Substantial deficits in self-care, home living, social skills

Criteria

• IQ scores 2 standard deviations (SD) below the mean (70 or less)

• Adaptive behavior composite is 2 SD below the mean

• Developmental history indicates impairment

VDOE Guidance/Resources

• Training & Technical Assistance Centers (T/TAC)

• Guidance Document: VAAP Participation Criteria and the Determination of Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Word)

Outside Resources

• • • • American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

      • Virginia Commonwealth University’s Partnership for People with Disabilities

      • TTAC Online