Intellectual Disability

Intellectual disability is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by limitations in reasoning, learning, and daily-living skills, which appear before adulthood. Its degree and impact vary greatly from one person to another.

How it presents: It is often noticed in the pace of learning, communication, independence, and adaptation to different social and school settings.

Common causes: It can be associated with genetic factors, complications during pregnancy or delivery, infections, or causes that sometimes cannot be identified.

Which specialist treats it? Support is multidisciplinary and involves the psychiatrist, the child psychiatrist, the psychologist, and the educational psychologist, in addition to the general practitioner as the first point of contact. Early professional evaluation helps to design educational and developmental support tailored to each person, so it is worth consulting with any concern about development.