D Guidelines for Determining Levels of Functioning

Section 144 Section 144.TABLE D   Guidelines for Determining Levels of Functioning COGNITIVE ABILITY IQ SCORE FUNCTIONAL ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS PROBLEMS IDPA LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING I. Mild Moderate Severe/ Moderate or Severe Profound Behavior Based on Cognitive Ability with Specialized Service I, II, III, if applicable. If a person's assessed adaptive behaviors are lower than the assessed cognitive ability because of behavior, then the overall functioning should be based upon the person's cognitive ability. II. Mild Moderate Severe/Profound Moderate Severe Severe/Profound Epilepsy Autism Cerebral Palsy Based upon adaptive level. May also be eligible for specialized service. If a person's assessed adaptive behavior is lower than the assessed cognitive ability because of a related condition (epilepsy, autism, cerebral palsy or a seizure disorder which is/are currently active and affect daily living), level of functioning should be based upon the person's adaptive functional behavior. III. Mild Moderate Severe/Profound Moderate or Severe Severe or Profound None Based upon the cognitive ability. If a person's assessed adaptive behavior is lower than the assessed cognitive ability, but not due to a related condition, then the overall level of functioning is based upon the cognitive ability. IV. Mild Moderate Severe/Profound Mild Mild Moderate None Based upon adaptive functional behavior. If a person's assessed adaptive behavior is higher than the assessed cognitive ability, then the overall level of functioning is based upon the adaptive behavior.