1. I Am Sam: A Diagnostic View Mental Retardation and Autist Sp
... Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) or DSM-IV-TR to support the claim that Sam demonstrated significantly subaverage intellectual functioning by acquiring a 70 or below on an IQ test. Sam had to have also demonstrated concurrent deficits in adaptive functioning in at least two of the following areas: communication, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, use of community ... prosecutor states "Sam's records indicate that he is retarded with autistic tendencies."" These scenes seem to suggest that at some point in Sam's history he was subjected to an IQ test and...
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- Approx Pages: 14
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate