Forrest Gump!

[TheUltimateShredhead]

In the movie based on the novel, Forrest Gump is stated to have an IQ of 75 which indicates hes not Mentally Retarded, but he seems pretty retarded to me Is it the movie producers who made a mistake or am i the one messing around?

[Toonami Tom]

Hmm.... very interesting indeed. I guess it's a mistake in the movie.

[PipingPringle]

That sounds right to me.. but I checked Wiki...

Individuals with an unusually low IQ score, varying from about 70 ("Educable Mentally Retarded") to as low as 20 (usually caused by a neurological condition), are considered to have developmental difficulties

and

People with a score below 75 will often, but not always, have difficulties with daily living skills. Since factors other than mental ability (depression, anxiety, lack of adequate effort, cultural differences, etc.) can yield low IQ scores, it is important for the evaluator to rule them out prior to concluding that measured IQ is "significantly below average".

Certain skills are important to adaptive behavior, such as:

* daily living skills, such as getting dressed, using the bathroom, and feeding oneself;
* communication skills, such as understanding what is said and being able to answer;
* social skills with peers, family members, spouses, adults, and others.


I haven't seen the movie in a long while, but it seemed that he was a pretty adaptive guy, being able to hold a job and live on his own. I mean, yes, he did have low levels mainly in social skills and communication, but I recall his daily living skills to be quite good.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I read somewhere that 100 is supposed to be the average for IQ, so he would have been slower I guess but not incapable of learning and eventually being independent. Which seems to pretty much be how he was portrayed: he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but he was able to learn and eventually be self sufficient.

[Jo Dawn]

He was hardly 'pretty retarded' in the movie... Not to mention that I prefer Mentally Challenged. He was very adaptive to his surroundings and was obviously able to travel, hold a job, go to school, and do many things that a lot of others cannot.

While he was slightly challenged, he was nowhere NEAR being very muchso.

[Mecha Cow]

Wait, what? He wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, but he wasn't retarded.

And at least he knows what love is, man.

[Pepzi]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

Wait, what? He wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, but he wasn't retarded.

And at least he knows what love is, man.

he could run, fight a war, design logos, farm for shrimp when he has no experience, mate the kid ain't retarded he's faking it

[TheUltimateShredhead]

You all make good points, but i think Forrest are easily developmentally challenged in some ways, he has trouble with language delays and speaks slow and to some point kind of childish, and have noticeable communication problems maybe hes autistic. Despite that, hes motorical skills are magnificent, like managing to load a gun in record time, and becoming a champion in ping pong.

[Jo Dawn]

I'd often toyed with the idea he was autistic... But generally people with autism scorevery high on IQ tests. My cousin has near genius IQ and he has autism.