respond to discussion post Summer Bolin Jun 5 6:28pm Reply from Summer Bolin As a psychological evaluator tasked with assessing a defendant whose legal counsel claims the presence of an intellectual disability (ID) as a mitigating factor in a capital punishment case, it is essential to select assessment tools that are well-established, reliable, valid, and forensically appropriate. The Supreme Court's ruling in Atkins v. Virginia (2002) mandates that individuals with ID are constitutionally protected from the death penalty, making psychological testing a critical component in such evaluations. To accurately determine whether the defendant meets the diagnostic criteria for IDcharacterized by deficits in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior with onset during the developmental periodI would utilize a combination of four psychological assessments: the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fifth Edition (WAIS-5), the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Third Edition (Vineland-3), the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence - Third Edition (CTONI-3), and the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM). The WAIS-5, published by Pearson in 2020, is the most commonly used intelligence test for adults. It measures various cognitive domains, including Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial Reasoning, Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Fluid Reasoning. This test is highly suitable for forensic use due to its robust psychometric properties, including internal consistency reliabili