Severe Intellectual Disability
Scope Note:
Intellectual functioning that is more than four standard deviations below the mean (usually below 40 IQ range), concurrent with adaptive deficiencies -- individuals with a severe intellectual disability require continual supervision and care. Prior to 2015, "Severe Mental Retardation" was used to index this concept.
Category: Disabilities
Broader Terms Intellectual DisabilitySevere Disabilities Narrower Terms N/AUse this term instead of Custodial Mentally Handicapped (1968 1980)Profoundly Mentally Retarded Severe Mental Retardation | Related Terms Mild Intellectual DisabilityModerate Intellectual Disability Residential Care |
Added to ERIC: 9/4/2015