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New form of addiction care for people with mild intellectual disability is effective, says researcher

Problematic substance use occurs relatively frequently in people with a mild intellectual disability. But the mainstream addiction care is not always effective for this group. During her Ph.D., ...
Healthline

What You Should Know About Intellectual Disability

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 ...
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 ...
Nature

Congenital myasthenic syndrome with mild intellectual disability caused by a recurrent SLC25A1 variant

Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by mutations leading to impairment of neuromuscular transmission. Most often, these disorders arise from mutations ...
News Medical

Researchers identify new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability

Research group from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability through an international research network, ...
News Medical

Post-secondary education could improve the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability

Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...
WRAL

Help available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries

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 ...
The Conversation

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

People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions, our new study shows. Recognising someone has a disability is critical ...
Nature

A novel 8-bp duplication in ADAT3 causes mild intellectual disability

Inosine is a base located at wobble position 34 of the tRNA anticodon stem–loop, enabling the recognition of more than one codon in the translation process. A heterodimer consists of ADAT3 and ADAT2 ...
Healio

People with intellectual disabilities less likely to get screened for colorectal cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with intellectual disabilities were less likely to participate in and complete colorectal cancer ...
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 ...