intellectual disability

Definitions

1. Any disability that affects the intellect or cognitive ability of a person.
2. An IQ below 70 or a severely below average ability to reason and to develop basic living skills.
   specifically, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“It is claimed that 20 per cent of children will have⟳ an intellectual disability at some time in their lives, which may result⟳ from medical problems, sensory impairments, hysical disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties, language impairments, or specific learning problems such as dyslexia or autism [Emerson et al. 2001:7].”

“Students with intellectual disabilities, such as reading or developmental disabilities, may be given picture cues of certain emotions to match⟳ with nature.”

“Rather, my subjects are independent people who are older than 18—not teenagers or children—who are without intellectual disabilities—such as Alzheimer's disease.”

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