Description
Intellectual disability is a substantial limitation in intellectual function
compared to similar age groups and circumstances, which can interrupt independent function
and communication. Can be acquired (as a result of head injury, infection, toxicity, or
disease) or result from a genetic abnormality. People with an intellectual disability do
not necessarily have a psychiatric disability (or vice versa). The more serious the
disability, the more likely the person will have associated physical disabilities. In
Australia, in 1981, around 111,000 people had an intellectual disability. This puts the
rate at 7.6 per 1000 individuals. |
Information
& Support
National
Council on Intellectual Disability
The National Council on Intellectual
Disability (NCID) is the national association representing people with
intellectual disability and their families in Australia.
Information, news, State and
Territory contacts.
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