| Borderline intellectual functioning |
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| Other names | Borderline mental retardation,[1] borderline mental subnormality,[1] borderline mental deficiency,[1] borderline mental disability, borderline intelligence,[1] deficientia intelligentiæ,[1] backwardness[1] |
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| Specialty | Psychiatry |
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Borderline intellectual functioning, previously called borderline mental retardation (in the ICD-8),[1] is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (generally an IQ of 70–85),[2] but the deficit is not as severe as intellectual disability (below 70). It is sometimes called below average IQ (BAIQ). This is technically a cognitive impairment; however, this group may not be sufficiently mentally disabled to be eligible for specialized services.[3]