Why Do the Diagnostic Criteria for Intellectual Disability Include an Assessment

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why do the diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability include an assessment of adaptive functioning?

• A)An IQ score is not a measure of intelligence.
• B)An IQ score is not adjusted statistically for people of different ages.
• C)An IQ score is an insufficient measure of impairment.
• D)An IQ score is culturally biased.

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