Anyone else here has intellectual disability like me ???

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I been diagnosed with low IQ of 69 couple of years ago and was curious to know if anyone else here has the same issue like me with it comes to cognitive problems ????? I'm recently new to this forum

There's a handful of people here who have openly expressed having ID.

It's possible there's others who do but haven't disclosed it.

I am at the other end of the spectrum. However, your use of language makes me question if the person who tested you may have made an error. IQ is a sort of cumulative average of over ten different mental processes. Common to many of them is a time component. It may be possible that you are just more thoughtful in your responses or that there is one significant deficiency that brings down the total average.

When I got out of the Army (55 years ago) I was told I had $10,000 in veterans benefits to go to college. My response was I would pay $10,000 for them to stay away from me. I had already concluded from my observations that college had a deleterious effect on people. They often became arrogant, contemptuous of others, and woven into a social fabric that I saw as almost a prison.

IQ can have an economic advantage in a world of technology. However, it is only a small part of life. I see the ability to discern truth and have wisdom as much more advantageous. It is said that those without a high IQ that have wisdom have "common sense". I am not sure it is that common. However, I find the pride and contempt of the over educated to be an environment to avoid. I would rather associate with someone from whom I could learn to be a better fisherman or a better father.

I have observed that character is a better measure of a man than IQ. I admire the person who has a sense of humor, is honest, shows kindness, and rejects BS.

You can communicate and understand so I would be reluctant to call you "disabled".

So what was it like growing up? what age did you learn to read etc...

From what i understand an IQ of 69 is ID although still enough to give you some independence with a little help, your situation could be a lot worse thankfully for you it wasn't

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and IQ's, and as a child, knew the various brackets.

Someone here said he thinks there may be an error due to the OP's language skills.

I've known people with IQ's under 70 who had very good writing and reading skills.

For an adult, an IQ of 69 converts to a mental age of about 12. So if someone has a mental age of 12, of COURSE they can be quite literate and able to write well. Don't underestimate them. I knew a man with an IQ of 45 who was quite literate.