Do you know any low IQ people?

[Anonymous]

What are they like?

[Anonymous]

This will not end well.

[Anonymous]

They create stupid DCUM threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are they like?

Maybe you should look inside.

[Anonymous]

Sure... they are like everybody else. Some are nice, some are not.

One specific person I know, lives in an apartment, does laundry for a hospital, is getting married and is really nice... but doesn't understand personal space.

another is a welder, has a rough time in his teens and 20's since he did not fit in anywhere (not low enough IQ to be in Sp. Ed.)... just got a job making $25/hr and got an apartment. Parties a little too much.

[Anonymous]

One of my aunts was half strangled during birth by her short umbilical, and lost 80% of her hearing and has low IQ as a result. She was not exposed to sign language, but learned to read, write, speak and can read your lips if you enunciate carefully. She has a social worker to help her fill out administrative forms that give her financial aid, because she cannot understand them, but she lives alone and can cook and clean for herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are they like?

Look around OP. All the poseurs - yeah, that's them.

[Anonymous]

yes. he was wonderful and I dated him for several years about 20 years ago (in my 20's). He was kind hearted, generous and great in bed. He was funny - always made me laugh.

I eventually ended it because our conversations could never be too deep or in depth. Whenever I would talk about troubles at work, or struggles about a project, I could see his eyes would glaze over and his response would always be encouraging, but more or less "you'll figure it out" or "you're so smart, they should see that." We could never have a long discussion about anything serious or complicated.

But, I loved him....still do as a friend and he will always have a warm place in my heart.

He is married now and they have 2 kids. We touch base online every once in a while, but honestly, that dwindled off because our chats would go something like this:

him: Hey
me: Hey, good to hear from you. how are you?
him: good, how are you? what's new?
me: good, nothing new (or I'd mention whatever is going on in my life)
him: great

.......


So, it sort of just dwindled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They create stupid DCUM threads.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes. he was wonderful and I dated him for several years about 20 years ago (in my 20's). He was kind hearted, generous and great in bed. He was funny - always made me laugh.

I eventually ended it because our conversations could never be too deep or in depth. Whenever I would talk about troubles at work, or struggles about a project, I could see his eyes would glaze over and his response would always be encouraging, but more or less "you'll figure it out" or "you're so smart, they should see that." We could never have a long discussion about anything serious or complicated.

But, I loved him....still do as a friend and he will always have a warm place in my heart.

He is married now and they have 2 kids. We touch base online every once in a while, but honestly, that dwindled off because our chats would go something like this:

him: Hey
me: Hey, good to hear from you. how are you?
him: good, how are you? what's new?
me: good, nothing new (or I'd mention whatever is going on in my life)
him: great

.......


So, it sort of just dwindled.

But you don’t sound any better. It takes two to tango. Lol

[Anonymous]

Sure. My law firm hires a bunch of them. What are they like? They're ... all different. Because they're ... all different people.

[Anonymous]

It's hard to know who is low iq, unless it's severe enough where it's obvious a person is mentally retarded. I wonder about people in the 85-95 range. Since 100 is an average iq, you have to assume people in this range are all over the place, but it's not like they're going to stand out. Is it safe to assume that the average minimum wage worker is in this range?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure. My law firm hires a bunch of them. What are they like? They're ... all different. Because they're ... all different people.

That's sarcasm, right? Just want to make sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes. he was wonderful and I dated him for several years about 20 years ago (in my 20's). He was kind hearted, generous and great in bed. He was funny - always made me laugh.

I eventually ended it because our conversations could never be too deep or in depth. Whenever I would talk about troubles at work, or struggles about a project, I could see his eyes would glaze over and his response would always be encouraging, but more or less "you'll figure it out" or "you're so smart, they should see that." We could never have a long discussion about anything serious or complicated.

But, I loved him....still do as a friend and he will always have a warm place in my heart.

He is married now and they have 2 kids. We touch base online every once in a while, but honestly, that dwindled off because our chats would go something like this:

him: Hey
me: Hey, good to hear from you. how are you?
him: good, how are you? what's new?
me: good, nothing new (or I'd mention whatever is going on in my life)
him: great

.......


So, it sort of just dwindled.

This sounds like my brother. He's a wonderful man and very handsome. I always wondered what his intimate conversations with his wife are like, though, and how meaningful they are. She is a very intelligent professional woman in the medical field. My brother is a fabulous dad, but has trouble helping his children with their homework as it's over his head. She is very much in love with him and they seem to be very happy. They are both devout Christians and he can have very deep and insightful spiritual conversations and knows the Bible inside and out, so maybe this is what they share most. He was learning disabled in school and finished his high school degree in a vocational setting. He worked construction before becoming a stay at home dad. Their lives seem pretty ideal from the outside.

I'm not a great conversationalist myself, so maybe people think I'm "slow" too.

[Anonymous]

I have a relative who was diagnosed with borderline IQ and probably adhd and some other learning disabilities...she can drive and holds down a full-time job making pretty good money in a trade, but needs help with things like managing finances and taxes or beyond the most basic math. You can tell that something is a tiny bit “off” in conversation, but can’t quite put your finger on it...tends to talk a bit obsessively about a few interests. Very warm and fun personality though that seems to cover for most of her weaknesses. Managed to graduate high school and tried and failed community college before finding a better fit elsewhere. Super extroverted and always had a lot of friends in school, and seems to keep a full social calendar as an adult.

She was initially thought to have a more severe intellectual disability, but the parents were very persistent at getting the best resources in terms of education, worked hard to afford a school that specialized in helping kids with special needs, and my relative surpassed all expectations.