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According to my diagnosis the character is suffering from Intellectual Disability (ID). It is a type of Mild Mental retardation in which the person’s brain is not fully developed. Their brain may also not function within the normal range of both intellectual and adaptive functioning. There are four levels of ID: mild, moderate, severe, and profound. ID involves both a low IQ and problems adjusting to everyday life. There may also be learning, speech, social, and physical disabilities. Severe cases of ID are diagnosed at birth. However, one might not recognize the milder form of ID until they fail to meet common developmental goals. Almost all cases of ID are diagnosed by the time a person reaches 18 years of

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