Copyright 1996

INTELLECTUAL
 
DISABILITY
  
 
A People with intellectual disability form one
abnormal chromosome count resulting in, for
of the largest single disability groups in a
example, Down Syndrome  
community Intellectual disability refers to a
general slowness to learn and function within
D. Like everyone else, people wilh an  
society, and the identification of intellectual
intellectual disability need a rewarding job, a
disability is usually based on an assessment of
satisfying place to live and a good social life 
a person's performance in a \ anety of tests An
But they may need extra support lo achieve  
individual's level of performance, as assessed,
these things Good support services are based
can change with time and circumstances On
on the principle of normalisation — which means
occasions, an intellectually disabled person may
enabling people to be part of the community 
perform better than at other times Evidence for
like everyone else In turn, normalisation needs
this inconsistent level of performance comes
to be well-integrated into the community, in  
from modern research and practice which have
order to be effective Some of the services  
shown  that  with skilled  training and
needed include assessment centres, training for
opportunity for development, people with
employment and support to keep jobs once they
intellectual disability have much greater
get them, residential accommodation that is  
potential  for  acquiring skills  and  for
homelike For children, early education and