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 ...

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

Intellectual disability causes significant limitations to a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Intellectual disability is also sometimes known as cognitive disability. An ...

A new study reveals how a rare genetic mutation leads to intellectual disability. The P212L mutation in an enzyme called CaMKIIalpha, which is important for learning and memory, is known to be linked ...

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 ...

A new study finds the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery is a promising option for measuring cognitive change in people with intellectual disability. A major challenge in testing new therapies for people ...

Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don't have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of ...

The coronavirus pandemic is keeping us at home due to widespread unemployment, school closures and social distancing. This has already led to concerns about an upsurge in domestic and family violence.

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 ...

61 million adult Americans live with some sort of disability. 61 million adult Americans live with some sort of physical, sensory, or intellectual disability. When parents receive the news—prenatally ...