Intellectual Disability

Facts To Know!!

• Intellectual disability ranges from mild, moderate to severe and profound
• Fetal alcohol syndrome is a preventable cause of intellectual disability
• Intellectual disability affects around one per cent of the total population, more than 80% of those have mild symptoms.
• IQ or intelligence quotient is a quantifiable measure of intelligence
• A person is considered intellectually disabled if his/her IQ is less than 75 and intellectually gifted if his/her IQ is above 110