Intellectually challenged

Children who are intellectually challenged are slow to learn things. They have a slow thought process and sometimes may be slow in their physical development too. In order to be diagnosed as being "intellectually challenged", a child must have both significantly low IQ and considerable problems in everyday functioning (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology). Some children have a high learning ability, that they may not be considered intellectually challenged later on in their life, while some of them can learn only basic skills.