IQ exceeded the cutoff point of the ID definition among five of the adults tested (IMAGE)
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Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE on students with mild ID who study in a university-based program, known as the Empowerment Project, at the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Education. The study sample included 24 participants, divided into 12 students with ID who participate in the Empowerment Project and 12 adults with ID with the same background, who did not participate. The results were published in the European Journal of Special Needs Education. The findings revealed significant IQ improvement among the 12 adults after four-and-a-half years of participation in PSE compared to those with the same intelligence level and lifestyle who did not participate in PSE. Their IQ remained stable. Photo: Graph illustrating increase in general IQ among adult students with ID participating in Bar-Ilan University's Empowerment Project
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Prof. Hefziba Lifshitz, Bar-Ilan University
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