Behavioral Disorders in Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disability

How Achievement Error Patterns of Students With Mild Intellectual Disability Differ From Low IQ and Low Achievement Students Without Diagnoses

“…Mild intellectual disability (Mild ID) is a subcategory within ID; however, there is some debate over the exact IQ range for the "mild" categorization. Individuals with Mild ID still face significant challenges to daily living and experience comorbid diagnoses, but usually have a better overall outcome in life (e.g., work, school, socially) in comparison with those in more severe IQ categories (Kitkanj & Georgieva, 2013). The worldwide prevalence of ID is estimated to be 3% (World Health Organization, 2001) and it includes moderate and severe ID (IQ < 50) and Mild ID (IQ between 50 and 69).…”