Understanding Intellectual Disability

According to Section 300.8(c)(6) of the federal regulations that implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), “Intellectual disability means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance” (https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8/c/6).

In its MMWR Surveillance Summaries/Vol. 70/No. 11, dated December 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out: “IQ scores are not necessarily stable measures of intellectual ability over time…and might be especially unstable during early childhood”.

At MSR Legal, we believe in the importance of up-to-date evaluative data on each child, including independent educational evaluations when warranted. Then we work to ensure that each child’s special education program is customized to meet his or her academic, behavioral, physical, and social-emotional needs. We believe that every child is worthy of an education that prepares him or her to lead as independent and productive of a life as possible.

If you have questions about your child’s rights with respect to his or her disability, book an initial email consultation here: https://www.msrlegal.org/book-your-consultation. Follow me on Instagram (@MSRLegalConsulting ), Twitter (@MSRLegalOroma ), and YouTube (MSR Legal Oroma) for analyses of the latest updates in educational policy impacting special needs students.

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Oroma

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