Borderline intellectual functioning is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (an IQ of 71-85), but the deficit is not as severe as mental retardation (70 or below). Persons who fall into this categorization have a relatively normal expression of affect for their age, though their ability to think abstractly is rather limited. Reasoning displays a preference for concrete thinking. Others may describe such a person as "simple" or "a little slow.

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  • Borderline intellectual functioning is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (an IQ of 71-85), but the deficit is not as severe as mental retardation (70 or below). Persons who fall into this categorization have a relatively normal expression of affect for their age, though their ability to think abstractly is rather limited. Reasoning displays a preference for concrete thinking. Others may describe such a person as "simple" or "a little slow. " They are usually able to function day to day without assistance, including holding down a simple job and the basic responsibilities of maintaining a dwelling.
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  • Borderline intellectual functioning is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (an IQ of 71-85), but the deficit is not as severe as mental retardation (70 or below). Persons who fall into this categorization have a relatively normal expression of affect for their age, though their ability to think abstractly is rather limited. Reasoning displays a preference for concrete thinking. Others may describe such a person as "simple" or "a little slow.
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  • Borderline intellectual functioning
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