{"id":20140,"date":"2022-02-03T12:27:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacionpersonas.es\/intellectual-disability-has-a-new-definition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:36:07","slug":"intellectual-disability-has-a-new-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacionpersonas.es\/en\/intellectual-disability-has-a-new-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual disability has a new definition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#117e9a;font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plenainclusion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Plena Inclusion<\/strong><\/mark><\/a> organized this week an online meeting to explain the new definition of <strong>intellectual disability <\/strong>and the implications it has for organizations and professionals. They met, the director of Plena Inclusion Spain, <strong>Enrique Galvan, and Miguel Angel Verdugo<\/strong>, Professor of Disability at the University of Salamanca who directs the University Institute of Community Integration, INICO. We share here the reflections from Plena inclusion have published.  <br\/><br\/><strong>The new definition of intellectual disability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From now on, this is how we understand intellectual disability:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is the limitation of intellectual functioning. That is, you have difficulty understanding or reasoning. <\/li><li>It is a limitation of adaptive behavior, in areas such as concepts, social relationships or practices. For example: you find it difficult to adapt to changes that occur in your family, at work or in the world. <\/li><li>All of this occurs before the age of 22.<br\/><br\/><\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#206a95;font-size:18px\"><strong>Why is this change important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is very important for people with intellectual disabilities themselves, their families and the people who support them. It is very important because it changes: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our <strong>understanding of<\/strong>intellectual disability.<\/li><li><strong>How to support<\/strong> people with disabilities.<\/li><li><strong>Aids <\/strong>given to persons with disabilities.<br\/><\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong>Visit the website of <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plenainclusion.org\/noticias\/la-discapacidad-intelectual-tiene-una-nueva-definicion-y-la-explicamos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">full inclusion<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><strong>to learn more<\/strong> about this news.<br\/>Here you have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=88&amp;v=taY6BSV_msI&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Video<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><strong> of the online meeting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plena Inclusion organized this week an online meeting to explain the new definition of intellectual disability and the implications it has for organizations and professionals. 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