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 ...
Healio

People with intellectual disability have excess premature mortality

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The researchers sought to evaluate premature mortality ...
Community Care

Research Realities: Self-directed care, personalisation and people with profound and multiple disabilites

This is the report of a review of services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. It presents 33 detailed recommendations to the government on what needs to happen to ensure ...
The Conversation

Hospitals only note a person’s intellectual disability 20% of the time – so they don’t adjust their care

Adrian Raymond Walker currently works in the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry at The University of New South Wales, Sydney. The department receives core funding from the NSW ...
Healio

Breast cancer screening less common for women with intellectual disability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among women eligible for Denmark’s national breast cancer screening program, those who had an intellectual ...
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 ...