Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don't have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of ...

An intellectual disability is a neurodevelopmental condition that emerges in childhood, affecting one's ability to learn and perform everyday tasks independently. It ranges in severity from mild to ...

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 NIMHANS study highlights the deep anxiety of ageing Indian parents regarding who will care for, protect, and understand their adult children with intellectual disabilities after they are gone.

Rare DNA changes are most strongly linked to cognition in early childhood, but the link fades as children age, while common ...

More kids in the United States are getting a developmental disability diagnosis, with prevalence close to 9% in 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Among 3- to ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year ...

Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...