Adult With Intellectual Disabilities And How To Talk To Them

By Daphne Bowen


Getting sick could happen to anyone and at any part of your body. The most common ones happen in your physical parts which are the most evident. But at times, there are also others that show no sign of any condition. This is when your mentality is the one being affected. The physical indications might come later. But you can see that changes are happening to the behavior of those affected by it.

There are several effects to experiencing and going through this. Most of the time, it can affect a person badly. However, there will be certain times when it can increase the intellectual capacity of a person. Their level becomes too high that these people regarded genius and could easily create things because of it. Adults with intellectual disabilities are rare cases through.

According to experts, there are several causes that could lead to this. It seldom happens, but others have had it ever since they were born. This could also be because of accidents that resulted to direct blows to the head. On certain occasions, other conditions could have affected brain function and resulted to this.

People who get to encounter these individuals every single day must remember a few things aside from the fact that they do not have the proper mental functions that allow for common and normal interactions. It is that they must behave and talk in a certain manner so that both parties would be able to understand each other. Specific tips are also provided to guide you in better conversing with them.

There are certain things that you would do well to remember when communicating with them to ensure they can understand what you are saying as well. When talking, talk directly. There is no need to use baby talk since they are adults and they could easily be offended because of this.

Most of these people are in medical facilities all the time. This means that they do not get out that often and they have no idea what words other people are using on the outside already. Because of this, it is not advised to speak to them using unfamiliar words. This will only confuse the both of you and make it difficult for them to understand.

You should think about how you can listen to them well. There are certain times when their mode of speech is also impaired. This is not very common and this might not be present in some other cases. But when it does happen, it makes it hard for them to properly communicate and have decent conversation with others.

Shouting is not the solution to everything. This is the reason why you must have patience in talking with them. Shouting at them will not get you anywhere. Aside from that, it would also only make them upset and they might refuse to talk to you for the remainder of your time together.

These are basic things you must think about when you are treating patients. For doctors that specialize in this, it is part of their training. Many establishments provide seminars so that they could learn what to do in order to make progress with treatments in connection to the current condition of the patient.




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