There isn’t any other type of intellectual disability. You may have got them mixed up with learning difficulties which do have different types. A intellectual disability is its own thing entirely. An intellectual disability is when someone has problems with learning and processing information.
To elaborate, is there a specific cause of the disability (autism would be an example) and does it affect specific aspects of your life (reading or writing or both, etc…)?
Asking about the “type” is more contextual. Admittedly, it may not appear to make sense at first glance. (Example: https://neurolaunch.com/intellectual-disability-types/ ; Other sites may use “type” but give different examples or conditions.)
Edit: FWIW, my ADHD (and I also suspect autism) is the cause of my own intellectual disabilities. I am not considered “stupid” by any means, but I do have a wide range of quirks: Focus, task completion, organization, planning, hyperactivity, memory issues and past substance abuse being among them.
“To elaborate, is there a specific cause of the disability (autism would be an example)”
This is a good question. Honestly I don’t even know the cause of it. I have a siblings who seem fine. My parents were ok as well. There’s just something different about me that makes me like this.
“and does it affect specific aspects of your life (reading or writing or both, etc…)?”
Reading is off the table. It takes me forever for read anything and my spelling also sucks. I always forget how things are spelt. I have a hard time following instructions. I’ve lost many jobs due to this.
Are you willing to share what kind of intellectual disability it is?
There isn’t any other type of intellectual disability. You may have got them mixed up with learning difficulties which do have different types. A intellectual disability is its own thing entirely. An intellectual disability is when someone has problems with learning and processing information.
To elaborate, is there a specific cause of the disability (autism would be an example) and does it affect specific aspects of your life (reading or writing or both, etc…)?
Asking about the “type” is more contextual. Admittedly, it may not appear to make sense at first glance. (Example: https://neurolaunch.com/intellectual-disability-types/ ; Other sites may use “type” but give different examples or conditions.)
Edit: FWIW, my ADHD (and I also suspect autism) is the cause of my own intellectual disabilities. I am not considered “stupid” by any means, but I do have a wide range of quirks: Focus, task completion, organization, planning, hyperactivity, memory issues and past substance abuse being among them.
“To elaborate, is there a specific cause of the disability (autism would be an example)”
This is a good question. Honestly I don’t even know the cause of it. I have a siblings who seem fine. My parents were ok as well. There’s just something different about me that makes me like this.
“and does it affect specific aspects of your life (reading or writing or both, etc…)?”
Reading is off the table. It takes me forever for read anything and my spelling also sucks. I always forget how things are spelt. I have a hard time following instructions. I’ve lost many jobs due to this.