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A document compiled by a Working Group of the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology, Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Section 1: Contexts
1.1 England and Wales  Â
1.2 Scotland  Â
1.3 Northern Ireland
Section 2: Defining intellectual disability
2.1 Significant impairment of intellectual functioning  Â
2.2 Significant impairment of adaptive behaviour  Â
2.3 Age of onset prior to adulthood  Â
2.4 Levels of intellectual disability
Section 3: Assessing intellectual disability
3.1 Gathering preliminary information  Â
3.2 Selecting appropriate assessment measures; Measures for the assessment of intellectual functioning; Measures for the assessment of adaptive behaviour  Â
3.3 Conducting an assessment; Factors in the assessment of intellectual functioning; Factors in the assessment of adaptive behaviour
Section 4: Interpreting the results of an assessment
4.1 Clinical judgement  Â
4.2 Significant impairment of intellectual functioning  Â
4.3 Significant impairment of adaptive behaviour  Â
4.4 Age of onset prior to adulthood  Â
4.5 Severe intellectual disability  Â
4.6 The need for concurrence of the three criteria
Section 5: Reporting on assessments
5.1 Identifying information  Â
5.2 Reason for referral  Â
5.3 Background information  Â
5.4 Appearance and behavioural observations  Â
5.5 Tests administered  Â
5.6 Test results and interpretation  Â
5.7 Summary, diagnostic impression and recommendations
Appendix 1: Intellectual disability and comparable terminology over the years
Appendix 2: The consultation process
References
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