People with intellectual disabilities who have physical health problems or sensory impairments face a higher risk for ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified the genetic basis of a disorder causing intellectual disability, affecting approximately one in 20,000 young people. The disorder is characterized by symptoms including ...

Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report.

In this study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers generated and analyzed Rp58 heterozygous mice as a model of RP58/ZBTB18 haploinsufficiency and were able to clarify the following four ...

Oireachtas committee on disabilities will hear today how some are likely to experience 'frailty, exclusion, and complex ...

A NIMHANS study highlights the deep anxiety of ageing Indian parents regarding who will care for, protect, and understand ...

Since the 1960s, legislation and court decisions have expanded supports and protections for people with disabilities to go to school with nondisabled peers and to live and work in their communities.

We know people with intellectual disabilities and on the autism spectrum want to work. They want meaningful employment and ...

TD and psychologist Liam Quaide describes how the Before We Die group, and his own research into privatisation of services ...

Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...