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In a 2026 case report from China, a 34-year-old woman with mild intellectual disability was sent for evaluation of possible narcolepsy. Sleep testing and EEG instead showed epilepsy and mode…
Read articleA 2026 meta-analysis of 50 studies estimated that about 1 in 3 people with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have ADHD (33%), and that roughly 1 in 10 have autism (11%), seizures (11%), depress…
Read articleA 2026 ALSPAC analysis tested a narrow claim behind routine genetic screening for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD): whether rare c…
Read articleChildren with intellectual disability are 3–4x more likely to have a comorbid psychiatric disorder than peers without ID. A 2026 nationwide Korean study by Joo and colleagues tracks how thos…
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