Intellectual disability is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and the everyday adaptive skills needed for independent living, and it may first become apparent during school age. Its causes can be developmental or genetically inherited, and children affected by it typically have an intelligence quotient below 70 along with deficits in at least two areas of adaptive behavior that affect daily life. The disorder covers a wide range of severity and underlying causes rather than a single uniform condition.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterVI: Diseases of the Nervous System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Occupational therapy is standard supportive treatment to build adaptive skills in intellectual disability.
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter VI
Diseases of the nervous system
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
WikipediaLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
Named examples section
NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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