What are the 3 main diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability?

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DEFINITION

  • Intellectual disability (ID), or intellectual developmental disorder, is a disorder originating during the developmental period that is characterized by significant limitations in both:
    • Intellectual functioning (i.e. general mental capacity such as learning, reasoning, and problem solving) and
    • Adaptive behavior (i.e. conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills)
  • ID is classified under the Neurodevelopmental Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5).
    • DSM-5 does not use intelligence quotient (IQ) cutoffs for severity level of ID (mild, moderate, severe, profound), but rather impairments in conceptual, social, and practical domains.
      • For more information on how DSM-5 handles this cutoffs, please see the DSM-5 itself.
  • ID replaces the DSM-IV term "mental retardation" (MR).
    • In this prior multiaxial system, the diagnosis of mental retardation was placed on Axis II.
    • IQ cutoffs for mental retardation in DSM-IV were: mild (IQ 50-55 to ~70), moderate (IQ 35-40 to 50-55), severe (IQ 20-25 to 35-40), and profound (IQ < 20-25).

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DEFINITION

  • Intellectual disability (ID), or intellectual developmental disorder, is a disorder originating during the developmental period that is characterized by significant limitations in both:
    • Intellectual functioning (i.e. general mental capacity such as learning, reasoning, and problem solving) and
    • Adaptive behavior (i.e. conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills)
  • ID is classified under the Neurodevelopmental Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5).
    • DSM-5 does not use intelligence quotient (IQ) cutoffs for severity level of ID (mild, moderate, severe, profound), but rather impairments in conceptual, social, and practical domains.
      • For more information on how DSM-5 handles this cutoffs, please see the DSM-5 itself.
  • ID replaces the DSM-IV term "mental retardation" (MR).
    • In this prior multiaxial system, the diagnosis of mental retardation was placed on Axis II.
    • IQ cutoffs for mental retardation in DSM-IV were: mild (IQ 50-55 to ~70), moderate (IQ 35-40 to 50-55), severe (IQ 20-25 to 35-40), and profound (IQ < 20-25).

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Last updated: September 3, 2017

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Williams, J. C, and Na Y Ji. "Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787033/all/Intellectual_Disability__Intellectual_Developmental_Disorder_.

Williams JC, Ji NY. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder). Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787033/all/Intellectual_Disability__Intellectual_Developmental_Disorder_. Accessed December 12, 2022.

Williams, J. C., & Ji, N. Y. (2017). Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder). In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787033/all/Intellectual_Disability__Intellectual_Developmental_Disorder_

Williams JC, Ji NY. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2022 December 12]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787033/all/Intellectual_Disability__Intellectual_Developmental_Disorder_.

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What are the 3 criteria to be diagnosed with intellectual disability?

There are three major criteria for intellectual disability: significant limitations in intellectual functioning, significant limitations in adaptive behavior, and onset before the age of 18.

What are the key diagnostic criteria for intellectual development disorder?

The DSM-5 diagnosis of ID requires the satisfaction of three criteria: 1. Deficits in intellectual functioning—“reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, judgment, academic learning, and learning from experience”—confirmed by clinical evaluation and individualized standard IQ testing (APA, 2013, p.

Which of the following criteria must be met for a diagnosis of intellectual disability?

Must meet following criteria: 1) Deficits in intellectual functions (i.e. reasoning, problem solving, planning) and confirmed by clinical assessment and individualized, standardized intelligence testing.

What is DSM IV diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability?

IQ cutoffs for mental retardation in DSM-IV were: mild (IQ 50-55 to ~70), moderate (IQ 35-40 to 50-55), severe (IQ 20-25 to 35-40), and profound (IQ < 20-25).