Borderline Intellectual
Functioning
By: Emma Johnson 
Thesis Statement
•People diagnosed with
Borderline Intellectual
Functioned are not stupid
or dumb, just different.
Forrest Gump
• “Stupid is as stupid does”
This quote is said by Sally Field in 1994’s Oscar
winning movie, Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump, Played by Tom Hank is Borderline
Intellectual Functioned so he is a bit slower than
everyone else.
Causes
• Most of the causes of “BIF” are from academic
pressure during the early stages of school.
• Stress due to school in early years may cause a lot
of unknown symptoms. But a test at the doctor’s
can diagnose “BIF.” Even though it is a hard
syndrome to recognized, skilled doctor’s can see
when a child or adult is a victim of Borderline
Intellectual Functioning.
Effects
Have you ever seen a man or woman with…
*Poor working memory?
* Poor vocabulary?
* Sequential problems when writing?
*Poor ability to write a sentence?
Well if you have this person might have a chance of
being dyslexic or being Borderline Intellectual
Functioned.
Are “BIF” Patients Mental
Retards?
• NO!
• The IQ for Mental Retardation is 70 and
below.
• The IQ for Borderline Intellectual
Functioning is 71-84.
Conclusion
• Stupid, dumb, retarded, these are
some words that might come to mind
when you think of people with “BIF”
but they actually have a higher IQ and
greater prosperity. Retarded is slang
used to called someone weird, stupid
or even Mentally Retarded but it is
very offensive to some people so…