The Diagnostic Criteria for Intellectual Disability Include an Assessment of Adaptive

question 119

Multiple Choice

The diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability include an assessment of adaptive functioning because an IQ score is

• A) not a measure of intelligence.
• B) an insufficient measure of impairment.
• C) is not adjusted statistically for people of different ages.
• D) score is always highly inaccurate.

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