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Why is intellectual disability excluded from most definitions of learning disability?

ALow overall intelligence
BIt appears only in adulthood
CIt is caused by poor teaching
DIt affects only motor skills
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Low overall intelligence
1. Learning disabilities are specific difficulties with average or higher intelligence. 2. In intellectual disability, learning difficulty is related directly to overall low intelligence. 3. Therefore it is treated separately; it is not adult-onset, teaching-caused or only motor. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning disability, section Contrast with other conditions_
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