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ADHD affects 11% of school-age children (4-17) and symptoms continue into adulthood in more than 75% of children. Boys are over twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (13.3%) compared to girls (5.6%)
Source: National Resource Center on ADHD
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Borderline Intellectual Functioning
In the previous version of the DSM-IV, borderline intellectual functioning was defined as an intelligence quotient or IQ score between 71-84; however, the most current version of the DSM-V no longer includes IQ parameters for classification.
The population of individuals who are considered to have borderline intellectual functioning are somewhat in between having normal intellectual functioning and a what is considered an intellectual disability.

Approximately 13.6% of the population falls in the borderline range of intellectual functioning.1
Borderline intellectual functioning is not a disorder but those with this classification of IQ tend to be:
This population is also more at risk to develop additional psychiatric disorders such as:
Children with borderline intellectual functioning are likely to exhibit more difficulties with:
These children tend to have less theory of mind abilities, meaning the ability to recognize or understand another person’s mental beliefs, attitudes, or thoughts 2. Often those with borderline intellectual functioning are deemed to have too high of an IQ to receive special services in school; however, additional services are often needed to help improve overall functioning and improve quality of life.
In our experience, children who are struggling in school have been tested but the importance of IQ is not addressed and these children often don’t fall within categories that receive services, such as specific learning disabilities,
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- Wieland, J., & Zitman, F. G. (2016). It is time to bring borderline intellectual functioning back into the main fold of classification systems. BJPsych Bulletin, 40(4), 204–206. http://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.051490
- Baglio, G., Blasi, V., Sangiuliana, F., Castelli, I., Massaro, D., Baglio, F., Valle, A., Zanette, M., & Marchetti, A. (2016). Social competence in children with borderline intellectual functioning: Delayed development of theory of mind across all complexity levels. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1-10. Doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01604
What We Don’t Treat
We are not an emergency clinic. We are an outpatient provider so we do not have inpatient facilities. We are not a hospital and do not provide detox services for addictions. We do not treat schizophrenia or brain disorders related to advancing age such as dementia or Alzheimer’s. We are not contracted with any court system and do not provide court ordered services related to child custody or other matters.