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About whom are we talking when we say intellectual and developmental disabilities?

Center:

OH-The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Marc J. Tasse
[email protected]
614-685-3193

Product Description:

The 2025 JAMA Pediatrics review by Tassé et al. addresses a long-standing problem in disability terminology: inconsistent definitions and abbreviations for intellectual disability (ID) and developmental disability (DD). This inconsistency leads to widely varying prevalence estimates—for example, U.S. federal agencies have reported developmental disability rates ranging from 3% to 17%, a fivefold difference

Keyword(s):

Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities, ID and DD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4552 

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