Question
During the learning process, if a child is unable to understand or grasp the teaching content, parents may suspect that the child has intellectual disability. What are the signs of intellectual disability? And which hospital should be chosen for diagnosis and treatment?
Answer
Children with intellectual disability often have longer sleep times, appear extremely quiet, and cry less; they learn various movements (such as sitting, standing, walking, speaking) later than normal children; the crying sound of intellectually disabled children may be sharp or weak, with little variation in pitch. When external stimuli cause crying, the response time from the stimulus to the crying is longer, and it may take multiple stimuli to trigger crying; they show little interest in toys and will not play even when holding them: from excessive sleep and little movement in infancy to continuous activity, but these activities lack purpose. It should be noted that these symptoms are not present in every intellectually disabled child and cannot be solely relied upon