Hi,
My nephew was assessed by an ed psych at the end of his first year of school as his teacher had concerns. He was found to have borderline intellectual disability. His parents did not acknowledge his difficulties and he would have received very little support. After 4 years at school he got an assistant. He was assessed again and found to be in the mild range of intellectual disability. He wasn't able to keep up academically and he continued attending a mainstream school who were not able to cater for his needs. He was recently assessed at 12 years and is now in the moderate range of intellectual disability. He received very little ot and slt over time. I have always wondered if he had received intervention from home, therapists and school would his outcome have been different or is it because the older you get the gap between your peers widens as they are able to gain skills at a faster rate. I am not trying to be judgemental in this post I'm just stating what happened as I always tried to be supportive.