Intellectual disability is a lifelong condition involving deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Individuals with intellectual disability experience a greater burden of co-occurring physical and mental illness compared to the general population and often need a significant degree of support from healthcare professionals and carers, as well as family and friends.
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