intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
The academy students, ages 18 to 21, are intellectually disabled students who are at what's called a transition age and are preparing to be self-sustaining adults with the experience to land and hold down various kinds of jobs.—
Juan Siliezar
Juan Siliezar… lawmakers are poised to pass legislation that will put Florida on the cutting edge in education, savings and employment opportunities for the intellectually disabled.—William March
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There is debate about whether the defendant, who has an IQ just over 70, is eligible for the death penalty because he is intellectually disabled.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
The Supreme Court has ruled that executing individuals who were under 18 at the time of the crime or who are intellectually disabled violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Half-brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, both intellectually disabled, were convicted of raping and murdering a girl.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
The Supreme Court has ruled that executing individuals who were under 18 at the time of the crime or who are intellectually disabled violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Half-brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, both intellectually disabled, were convicted of raping and murdering a girl.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
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“Intellectually disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectually%20disabled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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intellectually disabled
adjective
: affected by intellectual disability
intellectually disabled children/adults
State officials and special education advocates are pushing legislation aimed at breaking down barriers they say are keeping thousands of intellectually disabled Bay State students from enrolling in college classes.—Kathleen McKiernan, The Boston Herald
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