Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Associated Resources

The resources below have been collated to help with understanding Intellectual Disabilities.

There is a lot of information available to help support you in working with children diagnosed with different conditions.

Resources

This fact sheet from Assessments Australia is for parents and teachers and outlines the cognitive assessment process.
Intellectual Disability Fact Sheet for Parents and Teachers

 
The following is an excerpt from the ebooklet Working with children with an intellectual disability by Murray Evely and Zoe Ganim. 
Intellectual Disability
 

Leading Learning 4 All is a website that outlines how schools can enable students with a disability to maintain engagement with the curriculum with adjustments and student support. 
Leading Learning 4 All
 

This handout from Leading Learning 4 All outlines how students may be affected by a cognitive disability as well as strategies schools and teachers can use to support students.
Cognitive Disability