"The common thread between intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury is that people who experience these conditions are likely to have need of long-term help or care ...

Anytime something interferes with normal brain development, intellectual disability can result. However, a specific cause for intellectual disability can only be pinpointed about a third of the time.

This gene helps the brain function. It affects both boys and girls, and it is a common cause of inherited cognitive impairment and intellectual disability. Most males with Fragile X syndrome ...

Hiring people with intellectual disabilities tends to elevate the morale and cohesion of the entire team. It breaks ...

or intellectual disability are mostly related to alleviating the symptoms. These do not correct the phenotypes observed in neurodevelopmental disorders, especially after brain development.

A new study by McGill University researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in ...

and total brain volume than controls. Compared with controls, subjects with intellectual disabilities in SE level 3 showed greater regional gray matter volumes bilaterally in the ventral and ...

This anomaly blocks production of a protein that's important to brain development. The result can be autism, ADHD, anxiety, sensory sensitivity, and a range of intellectual disabilities.