What is the difference between a severe and a profound learning disability/difficulty?
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Copied and pasted from the site listed below in the source section. Bear in mind this is from Ireland but it uses definitions from the World Health Organization
A place to get additional resouces is from your state's Developmental Disability Council
"Q. What are severe and profound general learning disabilities?
A. The World Health Organisation classifies general learning disabilities into mild, moderate, severe and profound. The definitions of the degrees of disability are usually expressed in terms of IQ, behavioural competence and/or the need for special services. The IQ range for severe learning disability ranges between 20-35 and for profound learning disability, it is below 20.
Students with severe to profound disabilities may also have additional or multiple disabilities, such as physical impairment, hearing impairment, visual impairment, cerebral palsy, autistic tendencies, emotional disturbance, sensory losses or behaviour problems."
severe is more concerning than a profound
both are handicaps irrespective of classification.
the professionals try to have different levels in order to address treatment needs.
try checking out learning disabilities web sites for more info.
To be honest, I personally think it is perception.
However, I believe Educational Psychologists have scales they use. They test and determine where the child came on a specific scale and this is then translated into a score and a subsequent diagnosis.
sorry I can't recall the name of the scale...
"an IQ of less than 20 will be described as having a profound disability, those with an IQ of 20 – 50, a severe learning disability.." A quote from the British Institute of Learning Disability (http://www.bild.org.uk).
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