Intellectual Disability
Q&A: Helping youth with disabilities transition to adult medical care
A new policy statement from the AAP provides guidance on how to help youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities transition to adult care.
Global lead exposure greater CVD risk factor than smoking, cholesterol
World Bank data suggest lead exposure in 2019 alone was attributable to more than 5.5 million CVD deaths and the loss of 765 million IQ points for young children globally, with the greatest impact in low- and middle-income countries.
Autism rates jump, especially among children without co-occurring intellectual disability
The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year period, including a fivefold increase in children with autism who do not have a co-occurring intellectual disability.
Breast cancer screening less common for women with intellectual disability
Among women eligible for Denmark’s national breast cancer screening program, those who had an intellectual disability were less likely to undergo recommended screening, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
APA kicks off first in-person meeting since 2019
NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in 3 years, the American Psychiatric Association will host its annual meeting in person, May 21 to 25 in New Orleans, with social determinants of mental health as the conference theme.
Women with disabilities at significantly higher risk for adverse maternal outcomes
Pregnant women with a physical, intellectual or sensory disability had a significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes compared with pregnant women without a disability, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Gestational age impacts prevalence of psychiatric disorders, intellectual disability
People with intellectual disability have excess premature mortality
Low gestational age, weight associated with lower IQ scores into adulthood
Results of a meta-analysis demonstrated that lower gestational age and weight were important risk factors associated with lower IQ scores into adulthood, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
Researchers find COVID-19 outcome factors in intellectual/developmental disabilities
Increased age and preexisting health conditions affected COVID-19 outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.