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Rare TORCH infections linked to 3x autism and 7x intellectual disability risk in children

Maternal health and immune exposure during pregnancy play a vital role in fetal neurodevelopment, and a landmark ...
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Rare congenital TORCH infections tripled autism and raised intellectual disability risk

Maternal health and immune challenges during pregnancy play a foundational role in fetal neurological development, and an expansive epidemiological investigation has uncovered a significant link ...
The Conversation

What about the mental health of kids with intellectual disability?

The mental health problems of children with intellectual disabilities are largely undiagnosed and untreated. SriHarsha PVSS/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA High-quality epidemiological research shows children and ...
U.S. News & World Report

Helping Kids With Intellectual Disabilities Navigate Social Challenges

People face varied challenges as a result of having an intellectual disability. According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, intellectual disabilities are ...
Medical Dialogues

Congenital TORCH Infections Linked to Intellectual Disability and Autism in Neonates: JAMA

Sweden: Researchers have found in a new study that congenital TORCH infections, although rare, were associated with ...
The Conversation

People with intellectual disability are often diagnosed with cancer when it is already well advanced

Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower. Intellectual disability is a lifelong condition that ...
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 ...

What is IQ 68? Carefully organizing the boundary between mild intellectual disability and borderline intelligence based on medical standards

I'm Sora. It's a habit of mine to check the strengths and weaknesses of the brain with numbers, and I often recommend cognitive tests to my friends as well. The other day, a friend consulted me with a ...
Medical Xpress

The life expectancy of people with intellectual disability is 16 years shorter than average, study finds

New research has revealed a confronting life-expectancy gap for people with intellectual disability in NSW, highlighting persistent and preventable inequities in health outcomes. The research, Life ...

Can people with mild intellectual disabilities obtain arc welding and gas welding licenses?

It is fully possible for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities to obtain arc welding and gas welding qualifications.In many cases, general "arc welding" work qualifications (special ...
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 ...