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 ...

Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) isn’t currently a stand-alone diagnosis. Some diagnostic guidelines use it as a descriptive code, while others include it within a broader spectrum of ...

There is no single, unanimous “disabled people’s perspective” on whether or not we want to be cured of our disabling conditions, or on how highly we prioritize cure or medical improvement as a goal.

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

They don’t treat you like a person. They treat you like an ‘it’. This was how Richard*, who has an intellectual disability, described his general experiences with medical professionals. He was among ...

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 ...