Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly as mental retardation (in the United States), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning. Intellectual disabilities may first be apparent during childhood or be developmentally acquired later in life due to illness or traumatic brain injury.
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly as mental retardation (in the United States), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning. Intellectual disabilities may first be apparent during childhood or be developmentally acquired later in life due to illness or traumatic brain injury.
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