Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

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 ...
Yale Environment 360

New initiative focuses on health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

It all started with a manikin. When training her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students in clinical skills, Christine Rodriguez will often use the human-shaped models in simulated health care ...
JD Supra

Intellectual and Developmental Disability: What is an IDD?

Intellectual or developmental disability, known as IDD, affects approximately 7.39 million people in the United States, according to a 2019 estimate by the University of Minnesota. Typically present ...
Columbus Dispatch

Opinion: It is not enough to know what intellectual and developmental disability are.

Kim Hauck is director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. When it comes to developmental disabilities, awareness goes beyond just knowing what intellectual or developmental ...

Voices of People with IDD Shape New National Report on Services and Outcomes

New data from almost 40 states reveal progress and gaps in connection, choice, and community life By centering the ...
CNN

Kids’ developmental disability diagnoses became more common during pandemic, but autism rates held steady, CDC report says

Children were more likely to be diagnosed with developmental disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic than they were in the year before, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease ...
Forbes

Five Tips For Integrating Employees With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities

Mysterious aircraft, inflation rates, extreme weather patterns, lingering viruses... We’ve been on edge with reminders of all the things that are outside of our control. In times such as these, it’s ...
The Conversation

South Africa needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental disabilities – what’s lacking

The effective planning and delivery of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South Africa is severely constrained by the lack of reliable data. Intellectual ...
Forbes

Supporting Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Growing Imperative For Leaders

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...
The Conversation

These programs make college possible for students with developmental disabilities

For students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, opportunities to attend college may appear few and far between. But this is changing, thanks to inclusive postsecondary education – known ...
Healio

Intellectual, developmental disabilities linked to long inpatient psychiatric stays

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 22% of patients with inpatient care for more than a year had an IDD. Long-stay patients with IDD had more ...
Healio

Intellectual, developmental disabilities linked to greater anxiety, depression risks

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with IDD used more medications for anxiety and depression than adults without IDD. Adults with IDD ...