Intellectual disability is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Levels of intellectual disability vary greatly in children. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs, and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than other children of the same age. It could take longer for a child with intellectual disability to learn to speak, walk, dress, or eat without help, and they could have trouble learning in school.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2022, May 10). Facts about intellectual disability. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/facts-about-intellectual-disability.html