Borderline Intellectual Functioning
The term borderline intellectual functioning describes a group of people who function on the border between normal intellectual functioning and intellectual disability, between 1 and 2 standard deviations below the mean on the normal curve of the distribution of intelligence, roughly an IQ between 70 and 85.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W025
Diagnosis: (Borderline) Intellectual Disability
US Patients: US2-3%
World Patients:
Sex Ratio:
Age Onset: Age5
Brain Area:
Symptoms: (IQ below 70.) includes Down Syndrome; may learn like others up to age 12
Progression:
Causes: Trisomy 21-3 sets of the 21st chromosome 21 produces intellectual difficulties
Medications: None
Therapies: Behavioral training, group-home living and sheltered workshops.
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- Association of Mild Intellectual Disability/Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Treatment Outcome in Patients With Severe Mental Illnessby H J H Smits on March 19, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the value of screening for intellectual disability and trauma among severely mentally ill patients.
- The role of relational work in promoting safe community participation by people with mild intellectual disabilities and severe challenging behaviour living in residential facilitiesby Suzanne Lokman on February 18, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Residential facilities and external stakeholders should invest in strengthening their relationship.
- Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Scoping Reviewby Cristina Orío-Aparicio on February 16, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: The review emphasises the need for a clearer definition of BIF. Future studies should incorporate the perspectives of individuals with BIF to fully understand their needs and challenges across various life domains.
- Longitudinal Trajectories of Maternal Stress for Mothers with Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning: Evidence from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Studyby Weiwen Zeng on February 11, 2025
There are few longitudinal studies on the mental health of parents with intellectual disabilities (ID). This study examined longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress for mothers with ID and borderline intellectual functioning (IF) compared to their peers without ID, over their children's ages. Additionally, it aimed to identify the impact of various individual, socioeconomic, and contextual factors on maternal stress. We used public data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study...