performance
Typically determined from an IQ Score
settings
Parents interviews are conducted to collect data
Written report of data collection is prepared
IEP meeting determines appropriate
supports/interventions
ID Assessments
Assessments conducted to determine special
at least 1 administered intelligence test OR the child scores 12 standard deviations below the mean and has been
diagnosed with a cognitive disability which is expected to last
indefinitely
Standard score of 2+ standard deviations below the mean on
standardized test, testing one of the following: conceptual
skills, social adaptive skills, practical adaptive skills
Children age 3-5 score 2+ standard deviations below the
mean in language development and communication, and
cognition and general knowledge
Children age 6-21 score 2+ standard deviations below the
mean in written language, reading, and math
Common Intellectual
Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Down Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
chromosomal abnormality
47 chromosomes, instead of 46
chromosomal conditions
Wide variety in abilities, behaviors, and
developmental progress
Down Syndrome
Diagnosis
Chance of DS can be
detected in prenatal
screens
Chromosome test
administered shortly
after birth
Physical
characteristics
recognizable at birth
Characteristics
Physical:
Poor tone,
hyperflexibility,
short/broad hands
and feet, slanting
eyes, short neck,
small head
Health:
Speech problems,
Down Syndrome
Causes
No evidence of
environmental
influence
Very low hereditary
component
Maternal age linked
to DS, increases
significantly after
age 40
Intervention
Early
Assessment
begins
shortly after birth
Intervention
necessary to
determine
appropriate
supports
Early intervention is
required for
infants/toddlers
with disabilities
Development II
problems
Completed by observing or from parent reporting
Development Inventory
Assesses language and communications skills in
infants/toddlers
Parent reported, compared to a set of standards
motor skills
0-8 Years: Batelle Developmental Inventory
Screens/evaluates early childhood developmental
milestones
Test uses questions and objects for child to
manipulate
2-9 Years: GeseII Developmental
Observation-Revised
Compares childs behavior to typical growth patterns
Results correspond to standard performance level
rating
10012
http://www.ndss.org
The National Down Syndrome Congress
1370 Center Drive-Suite 102, Atlanta, GA
30338
http://www.NDSCcenter.org
The Down Syndrome Parent Network
3626 Church Road, Easton, PA 18045
Works Cited
National Down Syndrome Society.. What Is Down Syndrome.