… It is marked by a reduced ability to reason and understand abstract or complex information,
… the individual's ability to adapt to daily life, including their transition to adulthood. Intellectual …

… The working definition of intellectual disability and its … Thus, “intellectual disability” is
understood as a disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual …

… level in the cognitive hierarchy, which implies the presence of basic intellectual functions in
… Executive functions thus play the role of controller and modulator of cognitive functions. It is …

… For individuals whose cognitive abilities are within the borderline range, the degree of
social skills impairment may often represent the difference between dependency and self-…

… to engage in the range of cognitive tasks required. For example, although fully informed …
learning disabilities may not have the necessary communication skills or cognitive abilities to …

… Children with intellectual disabilities show deficits in cognitive abilities and adaptive behavior
which increase the risk of psychopathological disorders. This exploratory study aims at …

… The literature on cognitive therapy with people with intellectual disabilities was selectively
reviewed, including application to problems such as anger management, depression and …

… of ability in another domain – non-verbal cognitive ability (as reflected in DAS MA) in this
case – the correlation was not significant when the analysis was limited to the subsample of …

… functions such as verbal comprehension, executive functions, and memory provides a
better description of a person’s overall cognitive abilities than an IQ test alone. As noted in the …

… cognitive ability and ‘concurrent deficits or impairments in adaptive functioning’.1 Diagnostic
… for intellectual disability in DSM-5 continue to include requirements for both intellectual and …