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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

IQ testing as many other things, has racist origins and is for all intents and purposes quite useless imo

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    In the process of diagnosing ADHS (dyslexia, other) disabilities, a IQ test is used to establish a baseline of what other people with a similar result can and cannot do and this is compared to what you can and cannot do.

    IQ tests do have uses.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yup, just like BMI. It's useful for things and the doctors are aware it isn't perfect but that's not what the general population thinks.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "BMI is useless if you have a lot of muscle weight" - Guy with a lot of fat weight

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    dang, i wish they did that for my adhd diagnosis, because i kept looking normal on my tests and had to go on a manhunt to find a doctor who has adhd as well, so they could just vibe check me (and i did, but before that i spent a lot of money on futile tests)

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