The education of children and young people with cognitive or intellectual disabilities should be a priority for the educational institutions of the country, therefore, the text Orientations for the care of students with intellectual / cognitive disabilities becomes an effective tool for consultation, planning, implementation and evaluation of training strategies and guidance of the educational community. Managers, teachers and other professionals will find the necessary help for the care and understanding of this population.

With the passing of the years of educational practice, it has become clear that the accompaniment, not only of teachers, but also of the family, is fundamental for the learning and personal development of children and students with disabilities; families become, then, the fundamental pillar for the development of skills and the strengthening of competencies, adapting in a better way to those around them. The invitation transcends so that, through this manual, families, managers, teachers and other professionals who are part of the institutions implement strategies consigned here as a route or path that will clear up doubts and create their own projects based on the parameters that the Ministry of National Education provides for the care of students with disabilities.