DEFINITION

- ONSET  PRIOR TO AGE 22 YEARS

- DELAYED EARLY MILESTONES

- LIKELY TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY

- SUBSTANTIAL LIMITATIONS IN 3 (2 per AAMR) OR MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES

- SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IQ

HOW IT LOOKS

 - ADAPTIVE SKILLS

DEFICITS (See chart) 

- ILLITERACY: Prose, Document, Quantitative 

- REDUCED LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

Concrete, Literal, Outerdirected, Semantic Restrictions, Parroting,

- SOCIAL/MORAL IMMATURITY: Reduced Empathy, Insight, Role-Taking

 - LITTLE ABSTRACT UNDERSTANDING

 - PHYSICAL CUES:

Genetic Syndrome, FAS, CP, Epilepsy, Speech Defects, Motor Skills Deficits

FILE HINTS

 - SPECIAL ED CLASS OR LABEL:

EMR, ER, TMR, DD, MMR...

 - HAS AN IEP OR IPP

- GETS SSI

- FAMILY HISTORY - OTHERS AFFECTED

- IQ BELOW 75

 - CLIENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (WA), 

 A DEVELOPMENTAL, OR “REGIONAL” CENTER (CA)

HOW  DIAGNOSED

- IQ TEST: Verbal, Nonverbal, Composite scores

- ADAPTIVE SKILLS BATTERY: 10 Areas

 - ACADEMIC SKILLS BATTERY: Reading, Math, Spelling

- FUNCTIONAL LITERACY: Document & Quantitative Measures

 - LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: Expressive & Receptive Vocabulary (Other Areas as Needed)

 - SOCIAL MATURITY & BASIC INFORMATION