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Despite being put in special classes as a child, psychometric assessment conducted prior to his trial found him to be articulate, with a verbal [[IQ]] of around 122. His level of [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207541/ adaptive functioning], however, was found to be "similar to that of a young child".<ref name="cbc2020">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/minassian-trial-nov-30-1.5822171</ref> | Despite being put in special classes as a child, psychometric assessment conducted prior to his trial found him to be articulate, with a verbal [[IQ]] of around 122. His level of [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207541/ adaptive functioning], however, was found to be "similar to that of a young child".<ref name="cbc2020">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/minassian-trial-nov-30-1.5822171</ref> | ||
He was placed in special classes mainly because he exhibited the physical tics and stereotyped behaviors that are commonly associated with autism.<ref>https://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/2018/05/14/inside-the-life-of-alek-minassian-the-toronto-van-rampage-suspect-no-one-thought-capable-of-murder.html</ref> He attended a mix of mainstream and special classes.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/04/24/toronto-van-suspect-was-harmless-special-needs-student-classmate/</ref> | |||
==Autism== | ==Autism== | ||