Mild retardation.
50 to 75 IQ.
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Anyone can be an idiot, only those with 'mild mental retardation' can be a moron.From Wikipedia:"An idiot...is a mentally deficient person, or someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way."Moron is a term once used in psychology to denote mild mental retardation."
There are some nursing homes in the country that will take a patient with mild mental retardation without any significant medical problems. A person may also check with assisted living facilities for this type of patient.
Some cases of mild mental retardation are not diagnosed before the child enters preschool. These children typically have difficulties with social, communication, and functional academic skills.
Mental retardation has different levels. There is Mild intellectual disability; moderate intellectual disability; severe intellectual disability; and Profound intellectual disability.https://www.floridahospital.com/mental-retardation-mr/symptoms-and-signs-mental-retardation
About one-third of individuals with CP have moderate-to-severe mental retardation, one-third have mild mental retardation, and one-third have normal intelligence.
The old and still popular terms were adjusted downward from normal- Moron ( high and low grade) Imbecile, and Idiot. for some reason Moron and Idiot remain in popular usage but imbecile, even in slang usage is rarely used.
IQ from 50 to 70 is 'Mild mental retardation'.
An IQ score of 50 would indicate Mild or Moderate Retardation
Sometimes mental retardation is a genetic defect. Sometimes it is the result of injury.