Question if you have to have an above IQ in order to have a dissociation disorder where do all the special needs people such as those with mental retardation who have below normal IQ but have undergone extreme sexual abuse tot he point where they have Dissociative Identity Disorder.

there is no requirements to IQ in the DSM IV TR criteria for any of the dissociative disorders. Also extreme abuse and extreme sexual abuse knows no boundries of IQ.

But It is documented with police and crisis centers and hospitals that they have seen those with mental retardation, MS, Cerebral Palsied, Muscular Dystrophy and other disorders that affect a persons IQ levels towards the lower end of the IQ scale who are DID because they went through extreme abuse.