When your child grows up, they may be able to work a job that complements their level of ID, live independently, and support themselves. Support services are available to help adults with ID live ...

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

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 ...

A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

New research has revealed a confronting life-expectancy gap for people with intellectual disability in NSW, highlighting ...