Management of Intellectual Disability (ID)

Medical Management

Although there are no medications in most cases of ID, appropriate genetic diagnosis, parent counselling about rehabilitation, acceptance of diagnosis and adjustment of expectation is needed.
Various therapeutic services can improve a person’s adaptive behavioral skills. These therapies are helpful for many people with intellectual disabilities (ID, formerly mental retardation).

Neurorehabilitation

Occupational therapy
  • Meaningful and purposeful activities;
  • Self-care (e.g., grooming, dressing, feeding, bathing);
  • Employment activities and skills;
  • Leisure activities (e.g., knitting, playing games);
  • Domestic activities (e.g., cooking, cleaning, laundry).
Speech therapy
  • Improves communication skills;
  • Improves receptive and expressive languages skills;
  • Improves speech articulation;
  • Improves vocabulary.
Physical therapy
  • Enhances quality of life by maximizing mobility and self-locomotion;
  • Provides adaptive solutions to mobility problems;
  • Increases sensory integration
Social Skills training
  • Social Interaction Skill
  • Peer relationship and Friendship
  • Child’s ability to process social information