Sentence examples for retardation category from inspiring English sources

Yet even in that regard Warren Hill has been found to meet the definition – he has an undisputed IQ of 70 and all nine medical experts who have diagnosed him over the years have declared him to fall into the "mental retardation" category beyond a reasonable doubt.

As few children were diagnosed with profound mental retardation we combined this category with severe mental retardation.

We pooled the principal diagnoses of 90 arson recidivists into 6 main diagnostic categories: mental retardation, psychosis, personality disorders, alcoholism, organic brain disorders and mood disorders.

Mean IQ of the sample was 87.4 +/- 22 although 8 patients (21.6%) were in the category of mental retardation.

With regard to neurodevelopment, it was only children whose FSIQ score would be expected to be reduced to ≤ 70 (ICD category: mild mental retardation) as a result of lead exposure who contributed to the burden estimate.

Figure 1 showed the histogram and normal curve distribution of IQ scores among the children using median scores in each diagnostic category for mental retardation specified in ICD - 10 diagnostic criteria based on clinicians' assessment.

The frequency and percentage distribution of the children in different diagnostic categories of mental retardation as specified by ICD - 10 [ 17] based on the clinicians assessment and calculated 'ratio IQ' scores were computed and difference in the distribution frequency among the categories was tested with Chi-square statistics.

Both the clinicians' assessment of IQ scores and 'ratio IQ' scores calculation based on mental age as estimated by the care-givers showed agreement in classification of the children into different diagnostic categories of mental retardation as specified by ICD - 10 [ 17].

Ten disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood were included in CCMD-3 and were divided into two main categories, namely 'Mental retardation, and disorders of psychological development with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence' and 'Hyperkinetic, Conduct, and Emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence'.

Offenders in the category of severe mental retardation (IQ below 55) are seldom prosecuted, but can be sentenced to mandatory care for a period of 3 years [ 22].

For example, a child of average intelligence might lose cognitive skills and fall into the category of mild mental retardation following the injury.