(6) DEVELOPMENTAL & INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

What are developmental disabilities?

Conditions that affect mental or physical abilities for a lifetime

A key goal for helping people with intellectual disabilities is to promote

Examples of developmental conditions?

Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida

What can cause cerebral palsy?

Brain damage around birth affecting muscle coordination

What is spina bifida?

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What should you encourage for someone with a disability?

Social interaction and self-care

HWhat should you encourage for someone with a disability?

Break daily-living tasks into smaller steps

How might autistic individuals behave?

Avoid physical contact and have difficulty showing emotions

What is a core need for those with physical challenges?

Feeling valued

Most common developmental disability?

Intellectual disability

What happens in spina bifida?

Underdeveloped portion of the backbone

Down syndrome characteristics?

Distinct facial features, intellectual impairment

Autism spectrum disorder signs?

Severe tantrums, low eye contact, short attention spans

Which gender is more likely diagnosed with autism?

Boys

How to assist someone with cerebral palsy when moving?

Move carefully, slow deliberate steps