We prefer to be call Universal Intelligence

sherryeee: What is a more polite and accurate term for "retarded"?

sherryeee: In the context of providing first aid, diminished capacity due to "learning difficulty" was used

sherryeee: instead of "severe mental retardation". In my opinion, dyslexia or ADHD is a "learning

sherryeee: disability", but doesn't create presumed consent for first aid. An IQ of 40 probably does create

sherryeee: presumed consent. The term "learning difficulty" does not accurately describe this.

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sherryeee: Thanks so much Matt Hastie ! It seems to me that yours is the best answer to this question. I

sherryeee: would like to add clarification of terms to use in lieu of the loathed 'r' word:

sherryeee: As an advocate and counsel for students with disabilities, the term 'cognitive disability'

sherryeee: ' best demonstrates a lack of capacity to provide consent in situations requiring first aid, for example. It is currently the preferable politically correct term.

sherryeee: People with cognitive disabilities test well below the mean score on a Wechsler IV (i.e., the

sherryeee: assessment for cognitive abilities which is also known as an intelligence test, or IQ test). See .

sherryeee: Wechsler_Adult_Intelligence_Scale>.

sherryeee: I need to point out that various disabilities often 'mask' someone's cognitive abilities as tested through IQ scores

sherryeee: In the old days, someone like Helen Keller .Helen_Keller> (before effective educational remediation by teacher Annie Sullivan)

sherryeee: or Stephen Hawking /Stephen_Hawking> (before use of the accommodation of speech-generation technology)

sherryeee: would have tested as having cognitive disabilities because their IQ could not have been

sherryeee: measured accurately to reflect their cognitive abilities using ordinary testing procedures

sherryeee: (requiring the examinee to respond in speech and writing

sherryeee: Today, there are multiple other tests which skilled psychologists can use to 'tease out' a more

sherryeee: accurate assessment of each individual's cognitive abilities. So in cases of students with autism,

sherryeee: for example, intelligence can be more accurately assessed and they are not as limited because of