Symptoms
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Delayed or slowed learning (in school and out of school learning)
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Slowed reading speed
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Difficulties with reasoning and logic
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Problems with judgment and critical thinking
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Trouble problem-solving and planning skillsDifficulty focusing
(Intellectual Disability, 2025)
How these may appear in your little ones
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Slower learning of toilet training or other self-care skills
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Slower social development
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Lack of “stranger-danger” behaviors
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Needing help from parents for basic daily activities (bathing, using the bathroom, ect.) past the expected ageDifficulty learning chores and other common tasks
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Difficulty understanding concepts like time or money management
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Trouble understanding social boundaries
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Difficulty with or understanding social interactions
(Intellectual Disability, 2025)
Early warning signs
Sit up, crawl, walk later than other children
Learn to talk later, or have trouble speaking
Find it hard to remember things
Not understanding how to pay for things
Trouble understanding social rules
Trouble seeing the consequences of their actions,
Trouble solving problems, and/or have trouble thinking logically.
(Parentctrhub, 2024)
