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Glossary of terms
Enduring Power of Attorney: A person with the requisite capacity may
execute an enduring power of attorney (“EPA”), giving another person the
power to act on their behalf in the event that they lose mental capacity.
The decisions which may be made may relate to the person’s property or
affairs and/or “personal care” decisions.
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Learning Disability: including the presence of significant intellectual
impairment; with deficits in social functioning or adaptive behaviour;
which are present from childhood (Foundation for People with Learning
Disabilities, UK).
Learning Difficulties: refers to individuals with intellectual impairments
and used by the UK self-advocacy movement (Hollomotz, 2009).
Intellectual Disability: involves a greater than average difficulty in
learning. A person is considered to have an intellectual disability when
the following factors are present: intellectual functioning is significantly
below average; there are difficulties with everyday life skills and the
condition is present from childhood (18 years or less) (definition used by
Inclusion Ireland).
Developmental Disability: refers to lifelong limitations in intellectual
and adaptive functioning initially identified in people younger than 18
years. [1]
Mental Retardation: Intellectual disability is a disability characterised
by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive
behaviour, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.
This disability originates before the age of 18 (American Association on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, AAIDD).
1 American Association on Mental Retardation (2002) Mental Retardation definition,
classification, and systems of supports. 10 th ed. Washington DC: American
Association on Mental Retardation.