'They treat you like an it': People with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
"They don't treat you like a person. They treat you like an 'it.'"
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Intellectual Disability
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Medicaid is a vital lifeline for adults with Down syndrome, study finds
Life expectancy has increased substantially for people in the United States with Down syndrome, from a median age of 4 years old in the 1950s to 57 years old in 2019. This longer life span increases the need for adequate ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Precise gene editing in human stem cells and neurons reveals links between genome organization and autism
Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing, stem cells and human neurons to study the impact of a gene that is commonly mutated in autism. This new study, published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics, ties mutations ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Examining dementia risk in adults with intellectual disability
Both genetic and acquired factors contribute to the onset of intellectual disability (ID), and people with ID are presumed to be at a higher risk of developing dementia. It is also understood that a lower cognitive reserve–thinking ...
Sep 25, 2023
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New resource helps people with learning disabilities understand the benefits of vaccinations
On Friday 22 September, researchers from the University of Hertfordshire and charity Beyond Words will launch a new resource that helps people with learning disabilities to understand the importance of vaccines, and take ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Intellectual disability found to be more common in families with substance use disorder
Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report. According to the study, ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Researchers reveal key role of ASD-risk factor POGZ in control of 2C program and retrotransposon elements
A significant portion of mammalian genomes are composed of retrotransposable elements (REs). Unlike the previous hypothesis that these are "junk DNA," recent studies have shown that REs such as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Q&A: Researcher calls for new approach to equity in autism, fragile X research
UC Davis MIND Institute Director Leonard Abbeduto is calling for a major shift in the way research into autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities is conducted. He has co-authored a paper titled "Toward Equity in Research ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Nearly 99% of autistic adults not receiving public employment services in the US
From 2008-16 an estimated 1.98 million autistic adults—or 99%, of those who likely needed employment services—did not receive support through Medicaid or Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, a new study from Drexel University's ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Variations in gene DHX9 underlie wide spectrum of human neurodevelopmental disorders and neuropathy
A group of 20 patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders ranging from severe to mild has now received a genetic diagnosis thanks to an international team of researchers at the GREGoR Research Center at Baylor ...
Jul 18, 2023
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