An Intellectual Disability (ID) is described as an individual that scores a 70 or less on an IQ test. The cause of IDs has been heavily studied in order to discover the cause behind it. Various factors are being looked at as a key catalyst to intellectual disabilities such as undiagnosed fetal alcohol syndrome and various genetic/chromosomal issues; however, the most definable causation has been autism.
Prevalence of learning disability and autism in Western Australia
“The amount of learning disability and autism in western Australia”
Autism itself has been a touchy subject for the modern world in the last decade however, just recently, it has been suggested that autism and IDs could be linked together. Although it certainly cannot be confirmed the strong correlation cannot be ignored. With the rise of autism in the modern world it may become clearer in the future if IDs and autism are truly related.
Key Takeaways:
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Links between autism and intellectual disability are congruent
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Researchers found a statistically significant link between autism and IQ less than 70
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Australia is where the research happened