&gt;Life is certainly going to be more difficult, more dangerous, and probably less fulfilling for someone with an IQ of 85 than it will be for someone with an IQ of 110 or 135.<p>I agree about dangerous and difficult[1].  But why &quot;less fulfilling&quot;?  That&#x27;s a risky comment to make because we&#x27;ve seen, as one extreme example, doctors place people with learning disability[2] on Do Not Resuscitate orders without the knowledge or permission of the patient or their relatives.<p>[1] Living in Fear, a report about bullying, from the charity MENCAP who campaign for people with LD. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mencap.org.uk&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2009-10&#x2F;Livinginfear.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mencap.org.uk&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2009...</a><p>[2] UK usage of LD.