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 ...
Health AffairsOpinion

Expanding The GUIDE Model To Include Adults With Intellectual Disability And Dementia

Expanding the GUIDE model’s eligibility language to include adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities offers a ...
University of Wyoming

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

Death-penalty prisoners would have to prove low IQ for disability claim

House Bill 1107 would require people convicted in death-penalty cases to submit evidence of an IQ below 75 to claim an intellectual disability defense.
Ars Technica

Mutations in a non-coding gene associated with intellectual disability

Almost 1,500 genes have been implicated in intellectual disabilities; yet for most people with such disabilities, genetic causes remain unknown. Perhaps this is in part because geneticists have been ...
The Boston Globe

First-of-its-kind law improves college access for students with autism, intellectual disabilities

Massachusetts students with autism and significant intellectual disabilities will gain unprecedented access to postsecondary education at state colleges and universities under a law signed late last ...
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 ...