Intellectual Disabilities

Question 1

• psychiatric disorder prevalence

Answer 1

Intellectual disabilities
- psychiatric disorders

1. 14-67%? Total prevalence
2. Anxiety 16%
3. Mood disorders 6%
4. Schizophrenia 1-4%

Question 2

Autism
- Definition

Answer 2

Autism
- Definition

1. Lifelong neurodevelopmental
2. Social interaction and communication
   - persistent difficulties
3. Stereotypic behaviours
   - rigid and repetitive

Question 3

Wing and Gould’s Triad

Answer 3

Wing and Gould’s Triad

• Autistic traits
  1. Social spectrum
  2. Communication spectrum
  3. Restricted activities spectrum

Question 4

Intellectual disability
- How to communicate

Answer 4

Intellectual disability
- How to communicate (ALD)

• Ask
  1 Hospital passport
  2 How would you like to be supported?
  3 Anyone else it is helpful to talk to
• Listen
  1. Body language, tone, behaviour
  2. Time to think
  3. Advocate
• Do
  1. Empower
  2. Take time
  3. Use existing plans

Question 5

Are autism and dyslexia learning disabilities?

Answer 5

Are autism and dyslexia learning disabilities?

1. No.
2. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty

Question 6

LeDeR 2021

Answer 6

LeDeR 2021

1. Learning from Lives and Deaths
2. People with a learning disability and autistic people

Question 7

How can you adapt practice to a patient?

Answer 7

How can you adapt practice to a patient?

1. Reasonable Adjustments
2. See health-passport