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.

Intellectual disability is a disorder characterized by cognitive delays. Get the facts from WebMD about its symptoms, causes, and treatments.

In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use Medicaid, recent research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute has identified a trend in intellectual disability (ID) diagnoses ...

Intellectual disability affects about 1 percent of the population, and the prevalence of severe intellectual disability is approximately six per 1,000 people, according to the DSM-5.

Just shy of 1% of adults between the ages of 21 and 41 have intellectual disability, according to findings published recently in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. With no national ...

Australians with intellectual disability continue to experience unconscious bias in the medical system and much poorer health outcomes than people without disability. On average, they die 27 years ...

Intellectual disability, which is characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior that begin before the age of 18 years, 1 affects 1.5 to 2% of the ...

Paralympians' disabilities are usually visible - but intellectual disabilities are not. They are harder to classify, making it trickier to guarantee a level playing field.