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Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom [ 3 ]) and formerly mental retardation (in the United States [ 4 ]), [ 5 ][ 6 ] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
American Association on Mental Retardation. The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is an American non-profit organization focusing on intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities. AAIDD has members in the United States and more than 50 other countries.
Intellectual disability. Intellectual disability, also known as general learning disability, [2] and previously known as mental retardation (a term now considered offensive), [3][4] is a generalized disorder characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors that appears before adulthood.
The patient has language-based learning disabilities and behavioral features consistent with diagnoses of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of the inattentive type. He also displays some other features previously associated with chromosome 3q29 microdeletion such as an elongated face, long fingers, and joint laxity.
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) is an advisory body that provides assistance to the President of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public policy issues related to intellectual disability. [1]
SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability. SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability is a monogenetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy that affects the central nervous system. [1][2] Symptoms include intellectual disability, epilepsy, autism, sensory processing deficits, hypotonia and unstable gait. [3][4][5]
Post-secondary education for students with intellectual disabilities in the United States refers to the opportunities and challenges faced by these students when pursuing higher education. Historically, individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) have faced barriers in accessing post-secondary education, primarily due to restrictions in ...
The Administration on Disabilities ( AoD) is the United States federal agency responsible for implementation and administration of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) [1] and the disability provisions of the Help America Vote Act. Organizationally, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities is ...