A Clinical Review on Intellectual Disability

About 2.3% of the population has an intellectual disability. The diagnosis of this disability is based on medical history, personal ability, and adaptive function. More than 75% of people with intellectual disability are classified as having mild intellectual disability, while a small percentage of people with severe symptoms are classified as having severe intellectual disability or profound intellectual disability. The specific cause of intellectual disability has not been identified, but genetics and heredity play a role. Complications before, during, or after birth also play a role. also, mother's Substance abuse and alcohol intake during pregnancy play a role, physical ill health and disabilities are more common in people with intellectual disabilities, mental ill health is more common in children and adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities. Also, people with intellectual disabilities don’t live as long as other people, and life expectancy is shorter than in general population.