Intellectual Disability Meaning

Supreme Court weighs IQ scores in death penalty case

Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

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Supreme Court wrestles with death penalty in cases of intellectual disabilities

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Supreme Court To Hear Case On Intellectual Disability

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Could Supreme Court make it easier to execute the intellectually disabled?

After the Supreme Court in 2002 said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed, prosecutors largely stopped seeking the death penalty for defendants with clear developmental disabiliti...

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Supreme Court hears Alabama's appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabled

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Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled

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Thomas, Alito Appear To Back Execution of Intellectually Disabled Man

There was no clear outcome following the hearing to determine if IQ should play a role in execution sentences.

Mother Jones

Alabama Wants to Lower the Bar for Executing Disabled People—if SCOTUS Lets It

The state of Alabama disagrees: anyone scoring 70 or above on one test, its attorney general contends, is intelligent enough to execute. In 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected that argument—setting the stage for a Supreme Court turnaround on IQ and capital punishment.

Disability Scoop

DSM Update Tweaks Criteria For Autism, Intellectual Disability

A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify the diagnoses. The American Psychiatric ...

Argus Leader

'Intellectual disability' definition at the center of South Dakota death penalty case

CANTON – A man at the center of South Dakota's most high-profile pending death penalty case is now fighting to take the death penalty off the table in his trial, based on whether he is deemed to have an intellectual disability. Amir Beaudion Jr ...

Forbes

Executing Prisoners With Intellectual Disabilities Signifies A Broken Justice System

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. The execution of a man with intellectual disabilities in Singapore earlier this week has been met with outrage and ...

Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The general mental abilities that are examined to diagnose ...