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Peer reviewedMaurer, Steve – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Describes Iowa's use of the term "mental disability" rather than mental retardation and an IQ cutoff score of 85 for classification of mental disability. Revised draft guidelines for the identification of mental disability are presented that contain four criteria, including an IQ cutoff score of 75. (CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
