Identifying Intellectual Disability

Can you always tell that a person has an intellectual disability? The answer is no. Intellectual disability can be invisible - you may not be able to tell straight away if a person has an intellectual disability.
People use all different terms and words to describe ‘intellectual disability’ and often don’t feel comfortable disclosing their disability due to stigma and discrimination.
Watch this video for more information from our experts about how they define their disability and what workers can do to make them feel comfortable to disclose their disability.