![]() ![]() ![]() Ils sont compliqués davantage par le fait que, souvent, les parents ne demandent pas d’aide, croyant peut-être qu’ils sont causés par la déficience de l’enfant et qu’ils ne peuvent pas être traités. Ces comportements sont souvent chroniques et peuvent être multiples chez la même personne. Ils sont souvent invalidants, peuvent créer des problèmes dans la vie quotidienne et masquer ou révéler une maladie organique ou psychiatrique. Les troubles de comportement sont fréquents chez les enfants ayant une déficience intellectuelle, quelle que soit leur étiologie sous-jacente. In general, while pharmacological treatment is possible, behavioural intervention is a more effective and better tolerated form of treatment. The present review describes some general concepts dealing with the management of behaviour disorders commonly seen in children and youth with an intellectual disability, and gives a high level overview of behaviours commonly problematic in this patient population including sleep disturbances, agitated and aggressive behaviours, and self-injury behaviour. This is further complicated by the fact that parents often do not seek help for the problem, perhaps believing that it is due to the child’s disability and cannot be treated. ![]() Such behaviours are often chronic and more than one may be present in the same individual. They are often disabling, and can create problems in everyday life and can mask, or reveal, an organic or psychiatric illness. Behaviour disorders are frequent in children with an intellectual disability, regardless of the underlying etiology. ![]()
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