Darcy Has Intellectual Developmental Disorder

question 65

Multiple Choice

Darcy has intellectual developmental disorder. Most people, however, don't notice it, although she walks, talks, and feeds herself more slowly than most children. She needs occasional guidance when under unusual social or economic stress, but normally she can function on her own. She is capable of reading at a 6th grade level. Her IQ is 67. The severity of her intellectual developmental disorder is best described as ______.

• A) mild
• B) moderate
• C) severe
• D) profound

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