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Intellectual Disability [PDF]

, 2015
Perhaps the most common and most debilitating comorbid disorder with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is intellectual disability (ID). The overlap of these conditions has been studied extensively. This chapter provides an overview of the research that has been published on the topic.
Peters-Scheffer, N.C., Didden, H.C.M., Lang, R.B.   +2 more
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The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on older adults with an intellectual disability during the first wave of the pandemic in Ireland [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2021
Background: People with intellectual disability have increased risk of exposure to and adverse outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).They also face challenges to mental health and well-being from COVID-19-related social restrictions and ...
Darren McCausland, Andrew Allen, Retha Luus, Eimear McGlinchy, Fintan Sheerin, Fidelma Flannery, Eilish Burke, Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion   +8 more
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Comorbid Intellectual Disability [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2014
The article by Lehnhardt and colleagues successfully links empirically based facts with the authors' own clinical experiences from a specialized outpatient clinic for people with high-functioning autism; it can therefore be used as a practice guideline for the diagnostic evaluation of adults with suspicion of autism spectrum disorders (1).
Tanja, Sappok, Albert, Diefenbacher, Thomas, Bergmann   +2 more
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Employment for persons with intellectual disability in the Nordic countries: A scoping review.

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
BACKGROUND Persons with intellectual disability remain largely excluded from the labour market in the Nordic countries. A review of the existing knowledge base may inform policymakers who try to address this challenge.
Veerle Garrels, H. Sigstad
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antipsychotics withdrawal in adults with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: study protocol for a multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background In people with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, antipsychotics (AP) are often used off-label and for a long period.
Sylvie Beumer, Pauline Hamers, Alyt Oppewal, Dederieke Maes-Festen   +3 more
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Reasons for Encounters and Comorbidities in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability in General Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Ask Study

Children, 2023
Adolescents with intellectual disability have substantial health needs. This retrospective analysis of data from the Ask Study describes reasons for primary care encounters and the prevalence and incidence of chronic physical and mental conditions among ...
Menghuan Song, Tran T. A. Le, Simon Denny, Nicholas G. Lennox, Lyn McPherson, Robert S. Ware, David Harley   +6 more
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COVID-19 and people with intellectual disability: impacts of a pandemic

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affect all groups in society. People with intellectual disability (ID) are especially vulnerable to the physical, mental and social effects of the pandemic. Cognitive impairments can limit understanding of information
K. Courtenay, B. Perera
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Object Recognition and Dorsal Stream Vulnerabilities in Children With Early Brain Damage

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
AimVisual functions of the dorsal stream are considered vulnerable in children with early brain damage. Considering the recognition of objects in suboptimal representations a dorsal stream dysfunction, we examined whether children with early brain damage
Ymie J. van der Zee, Ymie J. van der Zee, Peter L. J. Stiers, Heleen M. Evenhuis   +3 more
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Global Burden of Childhood Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, and Sensory Impairments

Pediatrics, 2020
At least 291 million children and adolescents had disabilities in 2017 globally, which is substantially higher than the GBD estimate of 93 million in 2004. BACKGROUND: Estimates of children and adolescents with disabilities worldwide are needed to inform
B. Olusanya, S. Wright, M. Nair, N. Boo, R. Halpern, H. Kuper, A. Abubakar, N. Almasri, J. Arabloo, N. Arora, S. Backhaus, B. Berman, Cecilia Breinbauer, G. Carr, P. D. de Vries, Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, A. Eftekhari, M. Gladstone, R. Hoekstra, V. Kancherla, Mphelekedzeni C. Mulaudzi, A. Kakooza-Mwesige, F. Ogbo, H. Olsen, J. Olusanya, Ashok Pandey, M. Samms-Vaughan, C. Servili, A. Shaheen, T. Smythe, D. Wertlieb, A. N. Williams, C. Newton, A. Davis, N. Kassebaum   +34 more
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Therapeutic use of serious games in mental health: scoping review

BJPsych Open, 2022
Background There has been an increase in the development and application of serious games to support management of mental ill health, but their full impact is unclear. Aims Evaluation of the current evidence of acceptability and effectiveness of serious
Alice Dewhirst, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source