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Intellectual
Disability
Sources
American Association of Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities. (2013).
Retrieved from http://aaidd.org/
intellectual-disability/definition/faqs-onintellectual- disability#.VXyYavlViko
Neours Foundation. (2015). What is an
Intellectual Disability? http://
kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?
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Every student can learn, just not
on the same day, or in the
same way.
~George Evans

Life Skills

Strategies

This is a key component of our ID

program. Here are a few examples of
opportunities out of our life skills curriculum:

When coming to school students with

ID usually need help in core areas. A
few strategies to help them are listed
below:

Guest Chef Program

Swimming at Community Pool
Weekly Shopping Trips
Daily Cooking Activities

Definition

Hygiene Program

is a disability characterized by imitations in reasoning, learning, problem solving and

in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of
everyday social and practical skills. This disability
originates before the age of 18.

Barron County Human Services

715-537-5691

Onset before the age of 18

Gene Abnormality
Brain Infection
Lack of Oxygen at birth.

If the student is non-verbal, identify and establish an appropriate functional communication

system (e.g. sign language, Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS), voice output,
etc.).

Other Resources:

Significant limitation in intellectual

functioning
Significant limitations in adaptive behavior

Brain Injury

Use visual supports when relating new information verbally.

This population is 1% of all special education

students within the school population.

Criteria for ID

Causes

Repeat instructions or directions frequently.

Contact Us
Kids with intellectual disabilities want

to develop their skills to the best of their

abilities. They want to go to school,
play, and feel support from loving families and good friends

Rebecca Odden
204 Cameon Rd
Rice Lake, WI 54868
(715)234-8156
oddenr@ricelake.k12.wi.us
Visit us on the web: ricelake.k12.wi.us