BACKGROUND Studies on autism have tended to focus either on those with intellectual disability (ie, those with intellectual quotient [IQ] under 70) or on the group that is referred to as "high-functioning", that is, those with borderline, average or above average IQ. The literature on cognition and daily functioning in autism spectrum disorder combined specifically with borderline intellectual ...

No one doubts that serious intellectual or physical defect handicaps the sufferer in his task of earning a living, just as no one doubts that high intellectual and physical gifts are an advantage. There are, however, examples of people who are lacking neither an adequate intellectual nor physical equipment, but who are nevertheless handicapped. The handicap is due to some inadequacy of function...

because of its very dynamic nature and its close ties with global commerce, intellectual property law is one of the liveliest areas of law. the significant of this branch of law is manifested in the debate which is going on between developed and developing countries in terms of the scope of the protection of intellectual property rights. on the one hand, the developed country argue the stronger...

Purpose: The current study investigates the social and intellectual functioning of young children with NF-1. Previous research has largely focused on older children and adults. Background & Significance: Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1) is a genetic autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting approximately 1 in 3,000 people. Individuals diagnosed with NF-1 may experience physical symptoms such as c...

BACKGROUND Low cognitive ability and developmental delays have been implicated in the causation of mental illness. AIMS To examine the prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, psychopathology and social functioning profiles of people with low intelligence and recurrent psychotic illness. METHOD A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of case management provided the opportunity to e...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prenatal and postnatal malnutrition on the intellectual functioning of early school-aged children. We followed the offspring of women who had participated in a trial of prenatal supplementation with different combinations of micronutrients and who remained resident in the study field. We measured their intellectual functioning using the Wechsl...