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To: doorgunner69
In the old days, they called them retarded.

Before that, an IQ from 51-75 was classified as a moron, from 26-50 was an imbecile and 25 or lower was an idiot. But it stigmatized people and made them feel bad.

I've got a nephew who is autistic and has an IQ in the 130+ range. Mrs. May has a point here. Kids can't get the kind of help they need unless we can determine what kind of help they need.

8 posted on 10/20/2025 12:32:16 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys many aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Vigilanteman
Your nephew with the 130 IQ is autistic? What are his symptoms? Can he talk? Is he overloaded with info? Can he talk care of himself? Is he just an idiot savant?

Autism was not heard of when I was growing up, if you couldn't hack it 8n school they had special schools for those kids.

15 posted on 10/20/2025 1:02:10 PM PDT by Ikeon (Kill me, and I'll become more powerful than you could ever imagine. )
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