Chromosomal copy-number variations (CNVs) are a class of genetic variants highly implicated in the aetiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual disabilities (ID), schizophrenia ...

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 ...

New research reveals colorectal cancer screening gaps among people with intellectual disabilities, highlighting barriers to ...

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 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 ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience strikingly higher rates of anxiety and depression, along with persistent barriers to mental health care.

Sinead Brophy receives funding from Medical Research Council, Welsh Government (Health and Care Research Wales), Economic and Social Research Council and British Heart Foundation. Antipsychotic ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Alliance Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 26.8 percent of adults in North Carolina have some type of intellectual or ...

Callista Kahonde receives funding from the National Research Foundation Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship. She is a postdoctoral fellow at Stellenbosch University, Centre for Disability and ...