Intellectual Disability Resource Page

Posted by: admin Post Date: September 4, 2020

Intellectual Disability Resource Page

Definition:

Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions that are due to mental or physical impairments before the age of 22. A developmental disability can occur before, during or after birth. Common well-known developmental disabilities include autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and Fragile X syndrome. Here are some facts and statistics on developmental disabilities.

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Prevalence:

Developmental Disability is a severe, long-term disability that affect cognitive ability, physical functioning or both.
1 in 6 or about 15% of children aged 3 through 17 have one or more developmental disabilities.
Between 2014 and 2016 the prevalence of developmental disability among kids ages 3 to 17 increased from 5.76 percent to 6.99 percent.
Prevalence of autism increased 289.5%
Prevalence of ADHD increased 33.0 %
Males have a higher prevalence of ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, stuttering and other developmental disabilities.
Children from families with incomes below the federal poverty level had a higher prevalence of developmental disabilities.
10% of Americans have a family member with an intellectual disability.
Intellectual disabilities are 25 times more common than blindness.
Every year 125,000 children are born with an intellectual disability
Approximately 85% of the intellectual disability is in the mild category.
About 10% of the intellectual disability is considered moderate
About 3-4% of the intellectual disability population is severe.
Only 1-2% is classified as profound.