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Intellectual disability

Intellectual disability, also disorder of intellectual development and known as learning difficulty (in the United Kingdom and different from learning disability), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning. Intellectual disabilities may first be apparent during school…

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Differential diagnosis
Neurocognitive disorders, communication disorders, learning disability, specific learning disorder, autism spectrum disorder
Frequency
153 million globally (2015)
Specialty
Psychiatry, pediatrics
Symptoms
Intellectual impairments, general learning difficulties

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related to Further reading · 116
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has cause · 62
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related to Intelligence quotient · 16
Intellectual disability → Alfred Binet, Binet Intelligence Scales, Binet's, Current, English-language IQ, Flynn, France, IQ, It, Lewis Terman, Since, Stanford, Terman's, The, This, Until
related to history · 14
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related to Terminology · 12
Intellectual disability → American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV, Canadian, DSM-5, English-speaking, Expressions, F70, F79, ICD-11, In, Over, The, World Health Organization's ICD-10
related to Levels of intellectual disability · 11
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related to Diagnosis · 10
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related to Distinction from other disabilities · 10
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related to Health disparities · 8
Intellectual disability → Adults, CDC, ID, Key, People, Some, Studies, United Kingdom
related to Clinical desgnations · 7
Intellectual disability → By, Causes, Currently, Intellectual, There, They, Within

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intellectual disability people disabilities may mental developmental id iq also used children brain mild include social adaptive skills health individuals

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Intellectual disabilityDifferential diagnosisNeurocognitive disorders, communication disorders, learning disability, specific learning disorder, autism spectrum disorder1.00infobox
Intellectual disabilityFrequency153 million globally (2015)1.00infobox
Intellectual disabilitySpecialtyPsychiatry, pediatrics1.00infobox
Intellectual disabilitySymptomsIntellectual impairments, general learning difficulties1.00infobox
Down syndrome.The level of impairment ranges from mild to severeinstance ofalthough there may be characteristic physical traits when it is associated with a genetic disorder0.80text
body languageinstance ofThose with ASD tend to show more deficits in non-verbal social behavior0.80text
understanding social cuesinstance ofThose with ASD tend to show more deficits in non-verbal social behavior0.80text
abstract reasoninginstance ofand deficits in executive functions0.80text
planninginstance ofand deficits in executive functions0.80text
problem-solvinginstance ofand deficits in executive functions0.80text
and multitaskinginstance ofand deficits in executive functions0.80text
body languageinstance ofor with more subtle aspects of communication0.80text

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