Developing behavioural indicators for intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour for <scp>ICD</scp>‐11 disorders of intellectual development

Abstract

The proposed behavioural indicators for disorders of ID described in the present article and to be included in the ICD-11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines are put forth to assist professionals in making an informed clinical decision regarding an individual's level of intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour for the purpose of making a determination about the presence and severity of disorders of ID.