Sentences with phrase «disability than in the general population»

Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more common in people with intellectual disability than in the general population.

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Pain is the most common symptom reported both in the general population and patients seen in primary care, the leading cause of work disability, and a condition that costs the United States more than $ 600 billion each year in health care and lost productivity.

Across 10 different areas of life, adolescents with cerebral palsy only ranked their quality of friend and peer relationships as on average lower than adolescents in the general population, challenging the widespread perception that adolescents with disabilities have unhappy, unfulfilled lives», says lead author Allan Colver, Professor of Community Child Health at Newcastle University in the UK.

When the researchers factored in people's alcohol consumption, they found that those who also drank moderately — fewer than 14 drinks a week for men and seven for women — lived seven years longer than the general population, and that those years were mostly disability - free, as well.

Four decades ago the ground - breaking law of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) began to take effect and help ensure that more than six million students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education, which means they too get to be included in with the general educationDisabilities Education Act (IDEA) began to take effect and help ensure that more than six million students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education, which means they too get to be included in with the general educationdisabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education, which means they too get to be included in with the general education population.

The incidence of physical and sexual abuse against both men and women with disabilities is significantly greater than in the general population due to their vulnerability and dependency upon their custodians and care providers.

Research has demonstrated that individuals with intellectual disability are vulnerable to depression and their risk may be greater than for people in the general population.

Risk factors lead to developmental delays: Children with risk factors, such as living in low - income households, abuse or neglect, prenatal exposure to alcohol or other substances, and low parental education, have a higher incidence of developmental delays and disabilities than the general population.