People with intellectual disabilities are at a higher risk for hearing loss than the general population, according to new ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

People face varied challenges as a result of having an intellectual disability. According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, intellectual disabilities are ...

The mental health problems of children with intellectual disabilities are largely undiagnosed and untreated. SriHarsha PVSS/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA High-quality epidemiological research shows children and ...

The eligibility criteria for certain schemes, such as the Home Caregiving Grant, will be expanded. Read more at ...

Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower. Intellectual disability is a lifelong condition that ...

Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to a genetic mutation that largely eliminates the fragile X protein, a critical element of normal brain development ...

New research has revealed a confronting life-expectancy gap for people with intellectual disability in NSW, highlighting persistent and preventable inequities in health outcomes. The research, Life ...

Connecticut is one of three states whose eligibility for intellectual-disability services relies solely on IQ.

ABUJA – The intellectual Disability clus­ter of the Right-in-Action – the Engraced Ones – Prayer Support and Advocacy Initiative, Down Syndrome Foundation of Nige­ria, RIA by Maria Autism Foun­dation, ...