... had scored a 59. According to Dr. Nelson, this is in the less than one percentile of the United States population. This specific test that the doctor had giving Atkins was the typical test used by the United States Government for "assessing intellectual functioning" and has a point scale form 45-155. The association that Dr. Nelson belonged to is known as ... intellectual functioning that is accompanied by significant limitations in adaptive functioning..." The APA also states that mild retardation is most commonly diagnosed with people in the approximate 53 to 70 IQ point range. Simil...

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