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- Dr Joanne Gallagher Specialist Clinical Psychologist Belfast
Trust
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- 3 requirements: 1. Significant impairment in intellectual
functioning (IQ). This means the person has great difficulty with
their thinking skills.
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- 2. Significant impairment in adaptive/social functioning. This
means that the person has difficulty with aspects of their
independence and taking care of themselves. 3. These difficulties
develop during the developmental period (i.e. First 18 years of
life)
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- Learning difficulties Intellectual Disability Dyslexia
Dyscalculia Mental handicap Severe mental impairment Dyspraxia
Mental illness
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- Learning Disability Not Learning Disability Mental
handicapLearning difficulties Severe mental impairmentDyslexia
Intellectual disabilityDyspraxia ADHD Mental illness
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- World Health Organisation Mild LD IQ 55 70 Moderate LD IQ 40 55
Severe LD IQ 25 40 Profound LD IQ