Definitions in LD

Question 1

Learning disability

Answer 1

• a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or to learn new skills
• reduced ability to cope independently
• impairment that started before adulthood with lasting effect on development

Question 2

Mild

Answer 2

IQ -50-69

Question 3

Moderate

Answer 3

IQ 35-49

Question 4

Severe

Answer 4

IQ 20-34

Question 5

Profound

Answer 5

IQ <20

Question 6

Borderline intellectual functioning

Answer 6

• DSM 5
• individual’s borderline intellectual functioning is the focus of clinical attention or has an impact on the individual’s treatment or prognosis

Question 7

Prevalence of LD

Answer 7

1-3% population

Question 8

Most common type of LD

Answer 8

• Mild- 85%
• moderate- 10%
• severe 4%
• profound 1-2%

Question 9

Comorbidity

Answer 9

• 2/3rds of children and adults with LD have comorbid health problems
• the more severe the LD the higher risk of mental health problems

Question 10

ADHD and LD

Answer 10

-more common in mild LD

Question 11

PDD and autism

Answer 11

-more common in severe LD

Question 12

Seizure disorders

Answer 12

• 16% of people of LD have seizures

- 50% in profound LD

Question 13

Hearing loss in LD

Answer 13

-25-42%

Question 14

Age of death

Answer 14

Men/ women die 13/20 years earlier than in the general population