Not sure why youtube's algorithm keeps throwing The View clips at me, but out of morbid curiosoty (perhaps I just answered my own question) I occassionally watch one.
I have a couple of honest questions. Who is watching this show, on the regular, and:
If you added the IQ's of the View panel together; What do you think it would add up to? I'm assuming they can perform basic life skills, such as tying their own shoes, basic hygiene, feeding themselves, so I won't say that the total would be less than 3 digits. BUT, if we combine all seven of them, and I was betting, and the over/under was 561, I'd lay a grand on the under. (For you folks that regularly WATCH The View, that works out to an average IQ of 80 for me to win the bet.)
To put an IQ of 80 in perspective. That person is capable of living a "normal" life. By that I mean, they don't need to live in an assisted environment, can obtain a driver's license, don't require a court-appointed guardian once they've reached the age of 18, and are capable of gainful employment.
They often excel in service jobs, where problem solving and indepenent thought are not required. BUT, routines and regular schedules help them quite a bit, because fluid situations and change can be traumatic, and hard for them to process.
Theoretical/abstract ideas are normally beyond the scope of their abilities. Let's use common board games as an analogy:
Games such as LIFE, CandyLand, the card game WAR, where the winner is almost entirely determined by chance, they are able to play and enjoy. Anything that involves thinking ahead, strategy, and recall of opponents' previous moves is normally beyond their abilities. Chess, RISK, card games that involve melds, bids, trick taking, for example.