The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of mental retardation requires both low intellectual functioning and

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The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of mental retardation, now known as intellectual disability in the DSM-5, requires not only low intellectual functioning, but also significant limitations in adaptive functioning as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills, such as communication, social skills, self-care, work, and leisure activities. Poor social skills, poor academic achievement or inability to hold a job may be symptoms or consequences of intellectual disability, but they are not the only or defining features of the disorder.

The DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis of Mental Retardation Requires Both Low Intellectual