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How can the actions of an autistic / low IQ person be categorized into autistic behavior or IQ behavior.?
How can violent outbursts be broken into either autistic action vs the low IQ issues?
How can violent outbursts be broken into either autistic action vs the low IQ issues?
The man is 'retarded', a legal term, IQ 58. Also Autistic. Are all actions co-joined, or can some violent acts be related to his IQ or are all related to both?
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- SimmyLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Autism and low-IQ are significantly different things. What exactly is your question? The diagnosis would be based not on whether they have a low IQ or even whether they are aggressive, but instead on whether they meet the behavioral criteria for autism (not understanding social interactions, limited verbal skills, sensory sensitivity, etc.). Mental retardation (ok, so it's not PC anymore, but it's the officer term for it) is diagnosed based on completely different criteria.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They will test the child and if they are under the autism umbrella. If they do fall under the umbrella that means "meltdowns" are due to autism. Autistic people are incredibly intelligent. :)
