Symptoms and Signs of Intellectual disability
Symptoms and Signs of intellectual disability can be identified by parents or caregivers.
Parents or caregivers can look out for signs of identifying intellectual disability, which can help in early diagnosis of the condition and relevant management of the individual. These signs may appear during infancy in case of severe to profound retardation and later in mild and moderate conditions. Some of the common signs that parents can notice are:
- Delay in achieving normal milestones such as crawling, standing or walking.
- Delay in speech and language development.
- Lack of curiosity and exploring new things
- Failure to adapt to new situations.
- Memory problems, difficulty understanding instructions.
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- Slow in learning self-help skills such as potty training, dressing, feeding etc.
- Difficulty in thinking or problem solving.
- Behavior problems such as tantrums.
- Difficulty in understanding and following social rules.
- Inability to connect cause and effect of actions.
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- Physical problems like seizures, vision and hearing problems.
- Birth defects like malformed external ears, cleft palate, etc.
The Symptoms and Signs of intellectual disability can range from mild to severe, and depend on other existing physical disabilities.
