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Intellectual disability

Vision, hearing, and intellectual disabilities in school-age children and adolescents (5–19 years) in Latin America and the Caribbean

Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Emma Näslund-Hadley, Beatriz Guimarães Almeida, Adriano Nascimento da Paixão

published 23 Sep 2026

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Implementing the MATILDA intervention to enhance community participation for older adults with intellectual disability: A feasibility randomised controlled trial and RE-AIM guided process evaluation

Laurence Taggart, Allison Campbell, Isobel Doherty, Kim Ensue, Haleemah Ahmed, Andrew Hanna, Lindsay Armstrong, Jiazhou Ding, Brendan Bunting, Assympta Ryan, Ciaran O’Neil, Mike Clarke, Brendan Leahy, Susie Willis, Janet Schofield, Roger Stancliffe, Angela Hassiotis

published 22 Sep 2026

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Communication barriers in perinatal care for autistic women: A qualitative study using the hermeneutic-dialectic circle in Brazil

Aline Veras Morais Brilhante, Christina César Praça Brasil, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Marjan Askari, Luciana Andrade da Mota Sampaio, Jonas Loiola Gonçalves, Layane Sabóia, Lucas Alessandro Macedo Cruz, Helena Rodrigues Dias, Luciel Almeida Cavalcanti, Maria Julya Albuquerque Parente, Mariana Tavares Rocha, Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim

published 16 Sep 2026

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Factors associated with the quality of life of people with disabilities living in institutions or attending day care in Luxembourg

Marie Blaise, Manon Schroeder, Marc Suhrcke, Germain Weber

published 08 Sep 2026

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Advancing mental health and well-being of Nigerian children through public health screening for Fragile X disorders (CHAMP-FX): protocol of a prospective multicentre screening study with longitudinal follow-up

Chioma Ngozichukwu Pauline Mbachu, Edwin Ehi Eseigbe, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, George Uchenna Eleje, Ifeoma Bridget Udigwe, Chika Onwuwamah, Ifeoma Chisom Iloghalu, Justus Onu, Onochie Patrick Manafa, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Halima Adamu, Rasaki Aliu, Chizalu Ifeyinwa Ndukwu, Victor Ugochukwu Ndubuisi, Theresa Erezimena Ogholaja, Samuel Okwuchukwu Ilikannu, Ahoma Mbanuzuru, Kingsley Anukam, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Amalachukwu Okwukweka Odita, Divinefavour Malachy Echezona, Uzoma Okereke, Esther Umeadi, Gerald Okanandu Udigwe, Amarachi Ujunwa Bayo, Jacinta Elo-Ilo, Maria-Regina Idume, Chijioke Elias Ezeudu, Kelechi Odinaka, Zita Chidera Ezeno, Binyelum Ofojebe, Adaeze Obiegbu, Chukwudubem Onyejiaka, Amara Egbogu, Obed Chukwuma Azubike, Ngozi Chinenye Okeke, Esther Nwabuife Ugochukwu, Sunday Onyemaechi Oriji, Yves-Ann Amaka Ezeuko, Udoka Peace Adeniyi, Lazarus Ugochukwu Okafor, Joy Chinelo Ebenebe, Uwakwe Richard, Clement Chukwudorue Ezechukwu, Flora Tassone, Randi Hagerman

published 05 Aug 2026

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A randomised controlled feasibility study of the Carers-ID intervention to support the mental health of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities

Rachel A. Leonard, Maria Truesdale, Michael Brown, Lynne Marsh, Stuart Todd, Nathan Hughes, Trisha Forbes, Ashleen Crowe, Mark A. Linden

published 20 Mar 2026

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Perinatal and maternal factors associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Susanna Edlund, Nils Haglund, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Chris Gennings, Hannu Kiviranta, Alexander Kolevzon, Christian Lindh, Panu Rantakokko, Abraham Reichenberg, Shanna Swan, Karin Källén

published 18 Mar 2026

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Feasibility trial of a transdiagnostic individual lifestyle evaluation and intervention (Lev-i) for health behavior change

Douglas Sjöwall, Annika Brar, Anna Fladvad, Ulrika Långh, Tatja Hirvikoski

published 12 Jan 2026

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Investigating the role of three screening measures to support clinical decision-making in adult autism assessments

Janine Robinson, Carrie Allison, Bonnie Auyeung, Isabel C. H. Clare, Michael Lombardo, Navneet Nagra, Simon Baron-Cohen

published 13 Nov 2025

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Perspectives of teachers of students with intellectual disabilities on the role of educational policies and systems in using Universal Design for Learning: A qualitative study

Sarah Khaled Alfawzan

published 26 Sep 2025

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Development of a family-centered intervention to support self-determination in adolescents and young adults with intellectual disability in home environments: Protocol for a multistage mixed methods design

Sergi Fàbregues, Araceli Arellano, Ahtisham Younas, Eva Vicente, Ana Berástegui, Ana Casas, Elsa Lucia Escalante-Barrios, Clara Andrés-Garriz, Cristina Mumbardó-Adam

published 04 Sep 2025

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Life-time experience of violence among women and girls living with disability in Nepal

Padam Simkhada, Sapana Basnet, Shaurabh Sharma, Edwin van Teijlingen, Sharada Prasad Wasti, Tikadevi Dahal, Joshua Okyere, Ram Chandra Silwal, Manita Pyakurel

published 25 Jun 2025

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Unraveling genetic etiologies in complex pediatric neurological diseases: A genetic investigation using whole exome sequencing

Zainab Gaouzi, Aziza Belkhayat, Zahra Chebihi Takki, Hind Lachraf, Idrissa Diawara, Yamna Kriouile

published 19 May 2025

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