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Did you know your child is not required to have an IQ test to qualify for the label intellectual disability?

Did you know that your child is not required to have an IQ test in order to qualify for the label intellectual disability?

Despite the continuing insistence of some school systems to administer the IQ test as a condition of receiving special education services after age 5, the State Department of Education does not require the test and will support parents who refuse the test. For more information, contact Deb Richards at the State Department of Education, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information, visit SERC's website at www.ctserc.org