Characteristics:
1. Language: functional although intelligibility may be greatly impaired; limited ability to use a communication device
2. Self-help: partial to nearly complete
3. Social skills: diminished ability to form relationships; may distinguish own needs and wants but disregard the needs of others
4. Academic skills: unlikely to progress beyond second-grade level
5. Being aggressive at times.
Accommodations:
1. Do not use complex sentences with a person who is mentally slow.
2. Concentrate on concrete ideas and skills. An individual with Intellectual Disability often has trouble with abstract concepts.
3. Make instructions clear and concise. Break directions down into small steps or tasks.
4. Demonstrate whenever possible. Showing is often more effective than telling.
5. Be patient, persistent, and consistent.
1. Language: functional although intelligibility may be greatly impaired; limited ability to use a communication device
2. Self-help: partial to nearly complete
3. Social skills: diminished ability to form relationships; may distinguish own needs and wants but disregard the needs of others
4. Academic skills: unlikely to progress beyond second-grade level
5. Being aggressive at times.
Accommodations:
1. Do not use complex sentences with a person who is mentally slow.
2. Concentrate on concrete ideas and skills. An individual with Intellectual Disability often has trouble with abstract concepts.
3. Make instructions clear and concise. Break directions down into small steps or tasks.
4. Demonstrate whenever possible. Showing is often more effective than telling.
5. Be patient, persistent, and consistent.