Dr. David Hessel and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis, have devised an intelligence test for children with fragile X syndrome or genetically based developmental disabilities.

Before Dr. Hessel's work, most children with low-functioning intelligence would score zero on IQ tests. There were no accurate ways to indicate any nuances in ability.

This study appears in the journal Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Labels: IQ, mental_illness

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