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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A student at the 4th percentile doesn't get special education on the basis of their IQ.  Some students at that level have disabilities, of course, just like some students with IQs at the 96th %ile, have disabilities, but the 4th %ile by itself does not qualify a child for anything.
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You're confusing the cause and effect.  Lots of kids have disabilities.  But severe and profound disabilities are likely to be what puts a kid in the 4th percentile.[/quote]

No, an individual with profound intellectual disabilities has an IQ under 20, putting them in the .00005th %ile,

an individual with severe intellectual disabilities has an IQ between 20 and 35, putting then in the .0007th %ile.

An IQ at the 4th %ile puts someone around a 73 or 74, and does not qualify them as having an intellectual disability.  Some people with IQ's in this range also have disabilities, probably a higher percentage of people with IQs in that range have disabilities, because there are some disabilities, such as language disabilities, that can depress test scores.  But there are also people with IQ's in that range who do not qualify for any special education services.

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