Dutch researchers co-designed a framework with parents, clinicians and care staff to improve descriptive autism assessment ...

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 ...

Many people are familiar with the name "Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)."However, even if a prenatal diagnosis suggests a "high ...

A global research collaboration has revealed a hidden cause of a rare intellectual disorder associated with severe language delay, epileptic seizures, motor impairment and brain abnormalities. The ...

My patient, W.B., is a 43-year-old man with an intellectual disability who has lived with his mother his entire life. He communicates with augmentative and alternative communication. He presents to my ...

Researchers have published a pivotal study that sheds light on a novel genetic variant associated with intellectual capacities and educational outcomes. This discovery offers new insights into ...

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 ...

Researchers who advised the Covid inquiry explain why protecting people with intellectual disabilities requires planning beyond care homes.

A cross-sectional study of 386 children and adolescents with epilepsy at Uganda's two national referral hospitals found that ...

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 ...