When Symptoms of Intellectual Disability Are Not Apparent Until After

question 12

Multiple Choice

When symptoms of intellectual disability are not apparent until after age 17, ________

• A) the treatment for retardation is more successful.
• B) the level of retardation is typically mild.
• C) the retardation is almost always at least moderate and often severe.
• D) the diagnosis would be dementia, not intellectual disability.

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