What is the current terminology for the term "intellectual disability"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Steskal, 11 Cal.5th 332, 277 Cal.Rptr.3d 604, 485 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2021):
2 We use the term "intellectual disability" in accordance with current terminology except when quoting from other sources. (People v. Woodruff (2018) 5 Cal.5th 697, 737, fn. 5, 235 Cal.Rptr.3d 513, 421 P.3d 588.)
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