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

Intellectual disability causes significant limitations to a person’s intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Intellectual disability is also sometimes known as cognitive disability. An ...

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...

61 million adult Americans live with some sort of disability. 61 million adult Americans live with some sort of physical, sensory, or intellectual disability. When parents receive the news—prenatally ...