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New insights into intellectual disability genetics emerge
Researchers have published a pivotal study that sheds light on a novel genetic variant associated with intellectual capacities and educational outcomes. This discovery offers new insights into ...
Study reveals new insights into intellectual disability genetics: Repetitious DNA
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published a study in Nature Genetics that sheds light on a ...
After an Intellectual Disability
We didn’t have the advantage of knowing our daughter’s diagnosis at birth.
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How Special Olympics kickstarted the push for better disability data
Healthy Athletes started out with organizers bringing doctors to the stadium for routine exams including vision, hearing and ...
News Medical6d
Study uncovers novel genetic variant associated with intellectual disability
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published a pivotal study in Nature Genetics (DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01917-1) that sheds light on a novel genetic variant associated ...
More than 40% of disability caregivers have disability themselves—and they need more support
Caring for someone with disability is a complex and demanding task. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show ...
Australian Disability Enterprises can pay workers a fraction of the minimum wage. What place do they have in today's society?
A year on from the disability royal commission's final report, ABC NEWS takes a closer look at one of the biggest and most ...
I care for my sister, who has an intellectual disability. It's a life I never wanted
Sim* says caring for her little sister, who has a severe disability, is overwhelming and exhausting, with both of them ...
‘Who looks after me?’ More than 40% of disability carers have disability themselves – and they need more support
Disability support and aged care are critical issues for the federal government right now. But what about the needs of ...
Radboud University Finds New Addiction Care Model Effective for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
Problematic substance use occurs relatively frequently in people with a mild intellectual disability. But the mainstream ...
RTE Online13d
Disability charity refuses to cooperate with HSE assault review
The woman's father said that around this time, he noticed his daughter – a non-verbal adult with an intellectual disability ...
Wall Street Journal13d
After an Intellectual Disability
Though we never formally measured her IQ, we began to recognize that she has many unique gifts that bring others joy. We understand our role in her life is ultimately to love her. Far from ...