#141 DHRLS A Light Bulb Moment: Understanding Intellectual Disabilities

The eLearning course "#141 DHRLS A Light Bulb Moment: Understanding Intellectual Disabilities" provides information about an intellectual disability. An intellectual disability means a significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning that Is reflected in an overall test score of cognitive ability that is at least two standard deviations below the mean, when taking into consideration the standard error of measurement of the test and exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior in at least two of the following areas: 1. Communication, 2. Self-Care, 3.Home Living 4. Social and Interpersonal Skills, 5. Use of community resource, 6. Self-direction, 7. Functional academic skills, 8. Work, 9. Leisure, 10. Health or 11. Safety. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completing the professional development participants should be able to… Learning Objective # 1 – Define intellectual disabilities. Learning Objective # 2 – Describe the areas affected by having a diagnosis of an intellectual disability. Learning Objective # 3 – Discuss how Individual Educational Plan (IEP) created and developed for a student diagnosed with an intellectual disability.