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Categories: Neurodevelopmental disorders, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Intellectual disability, Learning disabilities, Articles with short description
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retardation  mental retardation  backwardness  slowness  subnormality
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Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities WordNet 3.0
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Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Intellectual disability, also known as general learning disability in the United Kingdom and formerly mental retardation, is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning. Wikipedia
A lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the diagnosis demands an IQ score below 70. OmegaWiki
A developmental disability in which the person has a very low intelligence quotient, usually below 70, plus difficulty in multiple areas of daily life. Evidence of this disability must have appeared before the person reached adulthood for diagnosis. Wiktionary
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