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88Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disorders in ChildrenCHAPTER 4After reading this CHAPTER , you should be able to answer these questions: What is Intellectual Disability and Global Developmental Delay? What is adaptive functioning, and why is it critical to understanding and helping children with Intellectual and Devel-opmental Disabilities? How common are Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities? How does their prevalence vary by age, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES)? What are some known causes of Intellectual Disability in children? Why is studying children with specific behavioral phenotypes important?

attended school with children who had Intellectual Disability, tutored children with developmental delays, volunteered for . the Special Olympics or other recreational programs for youths with disabilities, or seen children with Intellectual Disability at the mall, where we work, or elsewhere in the community. 1

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