intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
The academy students, ages 18 to 21, are intellectually disabled students who are at what's called a transition age and are preparing to be self-sustaining adults with the experience to land and hold down various kinds of jobs.—
Juan Siliezar
Juan Siliezar… lawmakers are poised to pass legislation that will put Florida on the cutting edge in education, savings and employment opportunities for the intellectually disabled.—William March
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As the Herald reported, the suspects in the latest episode of skating around ICE were a Turkish national who had been arraigned in late December for assault and battery on an intellectually disabled person and witness intimidation.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
In April 2024, a neighbor’s security camera captured footage of an intellectually disabled man emerging from the side door of the neighboring residence and tossing a small object, later found to be a chicken bone, into the neighbor’s yard.
—Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
As a general rule, someone must have an IQ of 70 or below to be considered intellectually disabled.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Smith says he is intellectually disabled; the state of Alabama wants to execute him anyway.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
In April 2024, a neighbor’s security camera captured footage of an intellectually disabled man emerging from the side door of the neighboring residence and tossing a small object, later found to be a chicken bone, into the neighbor’s yard.
—Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
As a general rule, someone must have an IQ of 70 or below to be considered intellectually disabled.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Smith says he is intellectually disabled; the state of Alabama wants to execute him anyway.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Intellectually disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectually%20disabled. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
State officials and special education advocates are pushing legislation aimed at breaking down barriers they say are keeping thousands of intellectually disabled Bay State students from enrolling in college classes.—Kathleen McKiernan, The Boston Herald
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