Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. It ...

Problematic substance use occurs relatively frequently in people with a mild intellectual disability. But the mainstream addiction care is not always effective for this group. During her Ph.D., ...

I'm Sora. It's a habit of mine to check the strengths and weaknesses of the brain with numbers, and I often recommend cognitive tests to my friends as well. The other day, a friend consulted me with a ...

If you think your child might have an intellectual disability, learning the signs can help you find the proper support. If your child or someone you know seems to have trouble with learning and ...

It is fully possible for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities to obtain arc welding and gas welding qualifications.In many cases, general "arc welding" work qualifications (special ...

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Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...

―What was the biggest difficulty you felt while raising your child? “The most challenging aspect was the misconceptions and prejudice surrounding disabilities. When my child was 9 years old, someone ...

SINGAPORE — A vertical farm and realistic training rooms are among the features of the new Association for Persons with Special Needs Centre for Adults (ASPN CFA), which was officially opened on ...

In a study examining the factors that play a role in an older adult's transition to disability, intervening illnesses and injuries that led to hospitalization or activity restriction were associated ...