Aneuploidy is the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in cells. The gain or loss of a chromosome in germ cells is the most common cause of chromosomal aneuploidy. Trisomy 21, trisomy 18, and trisomy 13 are characterized by congenital anomalies with intellectual disability (ID) or short lives. Recently, mosaic variegated aneuploidy (the presence of a different number of chromosomes in ...

Pragmatic language skills are often impacted in individuals with intellectual disability, a developmental condition defined by deficits in intellectual and adaptive skills. In this chapter, we review the literature on pragmatic language in three genetically-based causes of intellectual disability – Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, and Williams syndrome. We focus on groupcomparison studies of ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the cause of death together with emergency department presentations and hospital admissions in the last year of life of people with intellectual disability. METHOD A retrospective matched cohort study using de-identified linked data of people aged 20 years or over, with and without intellectual disability who died during 2009 to 2013 in Western Australia. Emergency depar...

BACKGROUND Adults with intellectual disability have poorer health than their non-disabled peers. However, little is known about the health of the 'hidden majority' of adults with primarily mild intellectual disability who do not use intellectual disability services. The aims of the present study were: to estimate the physical health status of a population-based sample of British adults with and...

The forces shaping intellectual disability policy-making are diverse; while many of the policy issues reviewed in this issue are specific to intellectual disabilities, there are others that transcend disability-specific concerns. Our review is organized around six emerging demographic and socio-cultural trends that may directly and profoundly impact the intellectual disability field: aging, cha...

Evidence on mental illness stigma abounds yet little is known about public perceptions of intellectual disability. This study examined causal beliefs about intellectual disability and schizophrenia and how these relate to awareness of the condition and social distance. UK lay people aged 16+(N=1752), in response to vignettes depicting intellectual disability and schizophrenia, noted their inter...

The history of sexual suppression of people with intellectual disability is extensive and derives from primal fear of difference. The human rights imperative requires appropriate responses from services to support the sexual expression of people with intellectual disability. Ideas about how to support people with intellectual disability are provided.

While students with mild intellectual disability receive less attention in research, their educational programming is still important, including the curriculum they receive in school. This study analyzed the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) as to the curriculum students with mild intellectual disability received in high school as well as students’ postschool outcomes. Frequency ...