Lecture 1 - Porterville College

P020A Developmental Disabilities Mrs. Elizabeth Keele

Course Content #1 • Explain in detail the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) definition of mental retardation.

What is the AAIDD? • Founded 1876 • "Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feebleminded Persons"

Classification of MR 1910 • Moron – 7-12 years

• Imbecile – 2-7 years

• Idiot – < 2 years

THESE TERMS ARE NOW

INAPPROPRIATE AND OFFENSIVE

Name Change… • Am. Assoc. of Mental Retardation – 1921

Name Change • 2007

• American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Current definition & Criteria

Definition: • Mental Retardation

• Intellectual Disability

Is intellectual disability the same as mental retardation? A. YES • “Intellectual B. NO disability” is the preferred term

Intellectual disability • Name has changes not the definition…

Definition of Intellectual disability • Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18.

Definition of Intellectual disability • Intellectual functioning • AKA: intelligence • general mental capacity – Learning – Reasoning – Problem solving

Definition of Intellectual disability • How can we measure intellectual functioning? • IQ test. • score