A Child Has Been Recently Diagnosed with Mild Intellectual Disability

question 23

Multiple Choice

A child has been recently diagnosed with mild intellectual disability (ID) .What information about this diagnosis should the nurse include when teaching the child's mother?

• A) Children with mild ID need constant supervision.
• B) Children with mild ID develop academic skills up to a sixth-grade level.
• C) Children with mild ID appear different from their peers.
• D) Children with mild ID have significant sensory-motor impairment.

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Definitions:

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