Helping and Being Helped by the Intellectually Impaired

Elizabeth VanDenBerghe (Ensign, January 1993 p. 26)

About the article

A general overview of intellectual disability along with personal stories and helps to better understand individuals and families. Also included ten tips titled, 'Teaching the Gospel to Members with Intellectual Impairments.'

Quotations

One mother sometimes feels like asking well-meaning friends who indulge her son when he’s misbehaving, “Would you want to encourage your child to do that? Believe me, it will only hurt my son in the long run to reinforce bad habits.”

People who are intellectually impaired learn, like the rest of us, through inspired preparation.