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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 ...
Medical Xpress

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 'invisible' in national data

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are often "invisible" in national population surveys that collect only the minimum data for disability, according to researchers at The ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Adults With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities at Risk for Disparities in HIV

Different levels of risk for HIV exist in the different subtypes of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a unique risk ...
Newspoint on MSN

K'taka HC permits total abdominal hysterectomy for woman with intellectual disabilities

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has permitted a 'Total Abdominal Hysterectomy' to be performed on a 23-year-old woman ...

Arizona's generous benefits for people with intellectual disabilities at risk from federal cuts

For years, people who care for loved ones with intellectual or developmental disabilities have known that Arizona offers some ...
NPR

Colleges Prep Students With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities For Jobs

University of Northern Colorado graduated its first set of inclusive higher education students, who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. What that means for one family. It is graduation ...
STAT

U.S. medical schools aren’t teaching future doctors about 7.4 million of their patients

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...
Healio

Older adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities take more psychiatric meds

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers sought to evaluate age-related differences in the mental health presentation of adults with ...
Boulder Weekly

Underserved and unsupported

30PRL in Boulder offers 20 units of supportive housing and an on-site service provider for residents with disabilities. Courtesy: Boulder Housing Partners A term I hear quite often is IDD, or ...
WVXU

What local housing is available for adults with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities?

A new study finds more than 12,000 adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live with caregivers over the age of 60. More than 46,000 individuals with autism, intellectual, or ...

Do women with intellectual disabilities have reproductive autonomy? What the law says

The Karnataka High Court judgment last week was the latest instance of courts’ intervention in decisions that often involve ...
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 ...