New study identifies prevalence rate of adults with ID

A new study has shed light on the prevalence of ­intellectual disabilities in U.S. adults. According to the study, only 1% of adults between the ages of 21 and 41 possess an intellectual disability ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jir.13119 ). The researchers estimated that there were approximately 818,564 such individuals living in the United States as of 2021. They also noted that prevalence estimates were consistent with other international estimates.