If you really want to evaluate the 7-year-old and help him if he needs it,
please get off of the internet and take him to see somebody who can talk
to him, somebody who you can be sure knows what the tests mean, and
somebody who you can be sure knows what they're talking about.
We have to be very careful with this, because mental retardation cannot be diagnosed knowing only a person's standard IQ score. There must also be serious impairment in two areas of adaptive behavior. If a person can communicate with others, take care of her/himself in regard to daily living activities, and if the person has good social skills, then mental retardation is not an appropriate label for that person. Generally, an IQ below 70 would also be part of the diagnostic picture for someone dealing with mental retardation.
An IQ score of 50 would indicate Mild or Moderate Retardation
Approximately 85% of the mentally retarded population is in the mildly retarded category. Their IQ score ranges from 50-70, and they can often acquire academic skills up to about the sixth-grade level. They can become fairly self-sufficient
IQ from 50 to 70 is 'Mild mental retardation'.
An IQ score of 50 would indicate Mild or Moderate Retardation
a normal credit score is in the range of 700
IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.IQ score of 90 - 109 is considered normal or average.
Yes, below seventy is considered several mental retardation.
An average IQ score is 100. A score under 70 is considered mental retardation. Borderline mental retardation is generally around 70-85 - high enough not to be considered mentally retarded, but just barely. In general, the characteristics are similar to mild mental retardation (50-70 IQ) but milder. The person may have difficulty learning in school. In adulthood, most can hold down a job that isn't highly intellectual, and they'll probably be able to live independently. Borderline mental retardation is more significant when combined with other disabilities such as ADHD or learning disabilities. Since their overall skills are somewhat lower, any additional condition will send specific areas into the impaired range. So for example if a person with an IQ of 78 had a 20 point discrepancy in verbal versus performance IQ (which is often seen in specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or nonverbal learning disability), the lower score will be in the mild mental retardation range. In addition, they have a harder time learning compensatory strategies, such as memorizing words if you struggle with decoding, that other people with similar disabilities can use.
T-scores and z-scores measure the deviation from normal. The normal for T-score is 50 with standard deviation of 10. if the score on t-score is more than 50, it means that the person scored above normal (average), and vise versa. The normal for Z-score is 0. If Z-score is above 0, then it means that person scored above normal (average), and vise versa.
An IQ score above 115 signifies advanced mental capability.
An IQ of 80 or 90 is below average. Fortunately, this has little to do with my understanding of functioning. The score you might be looking for is called the global assessment of functioning (GAF) score. If your score was 80-90 on that, it would suggest high functioning.