Intellectual Disability

What defines intellectual disability? Intellectual disability is a catch-all term used to describe people with lower intellectual abilities than the general population.
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[@m8trxd]

This will break your heart if you read this. I've been a nurse for 15 years, and worked with a LOT of homeless people, many of which are completely brain fried from drug use. Adults with intellectual disabilities end up homeless, and they like to party also. But sometimes they just get lost out there. Without family... services are really limited in the US. And they are stuck on the streets with the drug addicts and criminals.

[@Moonlightrains]

I searched more into the types of intellectual disabilities and it looks like I have the 'mild' form even though my intellectual limitations are very severe to the point I’m non-functioning. I’m 21 and I can’t understand adult concepts like finances, why inflation exists, what interest rates are, taxes, the stock market, investing, the economy, etc, no matter how many times it’s explained to me. I don’t know how a compass works and how people apply north, east, south, west directions to real life. I can’t read a map. I obviously can’t drive. My brain is devoid of higher thinking so I lack analytical/problem solving skills. In every group project I was involved in during high school I was pretty much the useless and dependent one, I had nothing to bring to the table because I had nothing going on in my brain. I plagiarized all of my essays for these same reasons, and plus my verbal IQ is very low, meaning my vocabulary is highly limited so I can’t identify a lot of things and put them into words, and I also struggle with syntax so when I speak I barely sound coherent as I verbally can’t put together a sentence (it’s different from typing because I can really take my time and think about what I’m going to say to sound decently coherent). I always scored below average in the standardized tests that I took from elementary to high school. My PSAT score was an 840/1600. I’ve never had a real job (outside of one job that my dad got for me where I bypassed being interviewed and got to work as a server for about a month, the restaurant owner didn’t let me work the cash register because I kept forgetting how to use it and I only worked during mornings for 3? days when it wasn’t busy) and no place would hire me anyways even if I applied for one, I wouldn’t even pass the interview process because I have no employment history, skills, an obviously low verbal IQ, slow learner and intense anxiety rooted from my low intelligence. The only signs that I don’t check off is the part where it talks about the social aspect of things, specifically difficulty understanding signals from peers (I can definitely read people’s body language, intentions and have no problem understanding social cues). I’m also not a gullible/naive person to fall into social manipulations in fact I’m too paranoid for that to happen to me anyways. However I don’t have social skills mainly because of my low verbal IQ, lack of general knowledge, lack of hobbies/interests and limited curiosity. I’m very self-aware of my severely below average low intelligence and my struggles, but I’ve never been diagnosed.

[@every1lovesBATMAN]

i’m a 16 year old who just got diagnosed like 2 days ago. YOURE LITERALLY ME. omg. i also seem to have the “mild” version and also ASD, BUT HOLY CRAP. you put everything i’ve struggled with for years into words! my math and logical thinking skills stopped developing in the 5th grade, yeah i can still multiply and divide, but i have no idea how to pay bills, how inflation works, how % work, i don’t know how to analyze books, i don’t know what to write in book reports, i struggle with remembering things, like i could reread one thing for HOURS and it would not stay in my brain, i also have a very hard time with learning new things, you mentioned how people can explain and explain something to you and you would just not get it, same here. my mom has been teaching me how to do math/physics/chemistry for years and i would forget everything she’d just say when the learning time is over, nothing would stick into my brain..and for years i’ve felt less of a person bc of it..i thought something was wrong with me, that i’m some sort of freak, but it’s just a birth defect, i was also born kinda weird..and i have a gene mutation, i have a guy in my extended family who also has this problem, he’s 30 years old now. somehow got his life together but yeah, i’m really scared how life’s gonna turn out for me bc as soon as 9th grade is over. i cant really study further bc my country doesn’t allow people like me to study..

[@Sheldon-n8g]

Bro I pretty sure 99% of adult don’t understand those things fully either especially the stock market cus then we’d all be billionaires or some shit (think about it how many people actually do their own taxes 😂 like real shit) don’t feel bad if you ever feel useless like I do sometimes remembering everyone else is just as stupid as me when a do something dumb.

[@QwertyS3]

This is me too, im slow to speak and i also have a slow processing speed and have trouble recalling information quickly. I also have learning problems, i believe 90% of the things i try to remember i don't. It took me weeks to remember my own phone number

[@mal_3157]

You’re one eloquent mf for someone who says their vocabulary is highly limited

[@QwertyS3]

​@@mal_3157When you're writing you can take your time to put out your thoughts, while with speaking you can't go back and edit what you say I know how its like because i have this problem too.

[@CrackWhore-sd4wq]

I have been diagnosed with mild form

[@MissCracker]

Me too and I have none of these problems

[@delroku]

​@@MissCracker"mild" lmao

[@Mr.G0rillaMaN]

A mild form*

[@jeandreclay3865]

Me as well

[@longbeach562idk3]

Bro I have intellectual as well school was my struggle bc I can’t really retain any knowledge of my disability I try to teach my self to become more smarter in school but it’s difficult

[@mylesthomasandfriends838]

Are motor vehicles and motor machinery a very popular special interest in intellectual disabilities and most other developmental disabilities?

[@mrbeansongs]

me frfr

[@mudasirsharif5]

My younger brother aged 33 has mild intellectual disability & sister aged 31 has severe intellectual disability. I'm a government teacher in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan.

[@mylesthomasandfriends838]

Are motor vehicles and motor machinery a very popular special interest in intellectual disabilities and most other developmental disabilities?

[@Issue566]

What sorter of things do they need for everday support? Do they live independently.what age did family learn they have it.

[@jackiebrown8356]

Im trying to find the right type of help for a family member right now.

[@arawiri]

He gave power and they accepted.

[@derbylied9553]

The social norms to be honest nowadays in recent standards is cringy and worthless or just trivia that goes no where and will only offer paths that are bad leaning I only socislise in particular topics that is not really the norm or I just get into any topic I can think of as I can possibly can that copes However the rest I don’t really have since I was misdiagnosed or accused with no proven diagnoses either, I was diagnosed with chronic relating issues.

[@shellyhunt4910]

I’ve been having this all my life, so yeah, just sucks

[@AvaBunny-o2v]

Can my mom force me to get a hysterectomy I have a disability be honest and please answer if you can

[@TheKumar222]

Is there no treatment for this?

[@every1lovesBATMAN]

none that is known right now, but it’s really rare and doctors aren’t researching anything about it really

[@3iu0wmxxpxyn8]

Go to rqve party and enjoy the stay hmm

[@Aymen19827]

why no reseach ? i know some scientists do research about stupid stuff to serve agendas so why not this instead i kinda get why but i need to know more@@every1lovesBATMAN

[@taniamartina4597]

thats sounds like me

[@Nerd-x8y]

I have disability...

[@arawiri]

No. They are higher intellectual, much higher, we gave powers.

[@billihawk368]

what u mean

[@setyx.]

Literally me 🚬🥃

[@longbeach562idk3]

Tbh I’ll be dumb sometime 😂😂😂

[@MaeveBerger]

Is dyslexia adhd or dyscalculia one

[@Cosmiccaturn]

As far as I’m aware no, those are neurodevelopment disabilities and have nothing to do with intelligence.

[@Nirv2267]

Sooo everyone who uses twitter

[@melissarainchild]

🤣🤣🤣

[@soapssie]

This isn't funny, please keep it to yourself and think of the implications of your words before you say them.

[@Nirv2267]

@@soapssie ^someone who uses twitter

[@soapssie]

@@Nirv2267 The funny part is I don't. is it really necessary to make these comments on these kinds of videos? What is the point of you being on here lad?? How can someone get THIS bad in their life that they make disrespectful comments on mental illness videos?

[@Nevergofullretard321]

@@soapssie ID/MR isn't an illness. It's a life long condition, a neurodevelopmental disorder. Cope.

[@billihawk368]

i say stupid shit sometimes i have really high intellect with some things but i suck at some normal stuff like small talk, banter.

[@joshuaachampong109]

I am exactly like that I think 😂😂

[@Whothatguy5544]

I have it did find out to like 20 😂 and still did find got any answers

[@skipyYT221]

Leatherface

[@solidturtle6910]

no fucking way

[@ironics2012N]

Japanese Human？ bocchi the rock is bocchi icon

[@Smuchoris]

So sorry to say but most of the time this happens cause their mom liked to party when they were in the belly or they got dropped on their head

[@mylesthomasandfriends838]

Are motor vehicles and motor machinery a very popular special interest in intellectual disabilities and most other developmental disabilities?

[@thecaneater]

People with these conditions struggle. It's sad to see. I know many Democrats, so I see it first-hand a lot.

[@soapssie]

Keep your political opinions out of mental health, jesus christ.

[@binoymathew246]

It seems to be more prominent in the Republican base if we're being honest.

[@bola_m_a]

😂 what did I just read 📚?

[@AUDACITY245]

LMAOOOOOOI

[@Rhian357]

Social Norms

[@Potencyfunction]

Do you understand that you are disturbing me for no reason ?

[@mylesthomasandfriends838]

Are motor vehicles and motor machinery a very popular special interest in intellectual disabilities and most other developmental disabilities?

[@ironics2012N]

I'm a half Southeast Asian half Japanese who was judged to be mildly mentally retarded, but I know what I'm talking about. So I am managing on my own. But unlike the U.S., Japan does not have a euthanasia system, so it is painful for me. I want to leave Japan and return to a developing country in Southeast Asia, I hate my father in Japan.

[@AJ__525]

do you understand that you put yourself in this situation and chose not to leave? you must be what the video is talking about

[@Potencyfunction]

A pig your pardon? Hold your comments for people in your age group who are interested in your conversations. In particulary I am not interested in you, neith in your comments. @@AJ__525