Moderate Intellectual Disability
Scope Note:
Intellectual functioning that ranges three to four standard deviations below the mean (usually 40-54 IQ range), concurrent with adaptive deficiencies -- individuals with a moderate intellectual disability can learn self-help, communication, social, or simple vocational skills but only limited academic skills. Prior to 2015, "Moderate Mental Retardation" was used to index this concept.
Category: Disabilities
Broader Terms Intellectual DisabilityNarrower Terms N/AUse this term instead of Moderate Mental RetardationTrainable Mentally Handicapped (1967 1980) | Related Terms Down SyndromeMild Intellectual Disability Residential Schools Severe Intellectual Disability |
Added to ERIC: 9/4/2015