A child has been recently diagnosed with mild intellectual disability (ID).What information about this diagnosis should the nurse include when teaching the child's mother?

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The nurse should inform the child's mother that children with mild ID develop academic skills up to a sixth-grade level.Individuals with mild ID are capable of independent living,capable of developing social skills,and have normal psychomotor skills.

A Child Has Been Recently Diagnosed with Mild Intellectual Disability