Intellectual disability
Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, has been defined as an IQ score below 70. [ ]
Term info
Intellectual disability
- Intellectual disability
- Mental deficiency
- Mental retardation
- Mental retardation, nonspecific
- Mental-retardation
- Nonprogressive intellectual disability
- Nonprogressive mental retardation
This term should be used for children at least five years old. For younger children, consider the term Global developmental delay (HP:0001263).
HP:0001286, HP:0006833, HP:0006877, HP:0002386, HP:0002122, HP:0002482, HP:0002382, HP:0002192, HP:0007180, HP:0007176, HP:0007154, HP:0002316, HP:0002402, HP:0001267, HP:0002458, HP:0003767, HP:0002499, HP:0002543, HP:0000730
human_phenotype
Poor school performance, Low intelligence, Dull intelligence
HP:0001249
Term relations
- has_part some (
disrupted and
inheres in some cognition and
has modifier some abnormal)