When you think about where people with intellectual disabilities live, what do you picture? Do you see a woman in a wheelchair living in her own house? Do you see several hundred people with ...

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 ...

Problematic substance use occurs relatively frequently in people with a mild intellectual disability. But the mainstream addiction care is not always effective for this group. During her Ph.D., ...

Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...

Intellectual disability (ID) is defined as a spectrum of disorders and abnormalities in the intellectual, physical, motor, emotional, and social domains 1,2. The term "pure form" of intellectual ...

There's a close connection to people both near and far inside the home where Domonique "Dom" Hatcher lives. Yes, she is on T.V now, but who she's talking with matters more. It's support staff from the ...

Around 4.4 million Australians, or 18% of our population, live with disability. This number is likely to rise as our population ages. Adults living with disability can experience a range of benefits ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

When people talk about diversity and inclusion, they often forget one of the most underrepresented groups in the workforce: individuals with intellectual disabilities. People living with severe autism ...

Intellectual disability (ID) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting approximately one percent of the global population [1]. Yet there exists a wide spectrum of impairment and comorbidity, ...