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The 6 most common types of disabilities nationwide

Despite 13% of the American population living with a disability, stigma and discrimination persist. With 44 million Americans living with some form of disability, it is more critical than ever to ...
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The Science of Belonging for People With IDD

Systems weren’t built for neurodiversity. This post shows how psychology helps us shift from compliance to belonging for ...
WRAL

Help available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries

This article was written for our sponsor, Alliance Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 26.8 percent of adults in North Carolina have some type of intellectual or ...
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Gene identified as cause of some forms of intellectual disability

TORONTO, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - A gene involved in some forms of intellectual disability has been identified by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as published this month in The ...
Science Daily

IQSEC1 gene mutations cause new intellectual disability syndrome

Researchers identify gene causing intellectual disability syndrome that is common in countries where consanguineous marriages are prevalent. It used to take several years or sometimes decades to ...