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The 41 pages that link to Intellectual disability, each with the reason it gives.

• Autism spectrum disorderCompared with: It can co-occur with autism, but neither condition implies the other.

• Autism spectrumCompared with: It can co-occur with autism, but it is a distinct condition and does not describe every autistic person.

• Developmental delayCompared with: Developmental delay is often a provisional description; intellectual disability requires broader, persistent criteria.

• AutismCompared with: Autism and intellectual disability are distinct; either may occur without the other.

• Cognitive impairmentCompared with: Its developmental onset distinguishes it from cognitive abilities that decline after being acquired.

• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorderCompared with: FASD can affect learning and reasoning without meeting criteria for intellectual disability.

• Asperger syndromeCompared with: The former label was generally applied when intellectual development was not significantly delayed.

• Developmental coordination disorderCompared with: Motor impairment must exceed what is expected from general developmental ability.

• Specific learning disorderCompared with: Academic difficulties across domains may reflect broad intellectual limitations rather than a specific skill disorder.

• Executive dysfunctionCompared with: Executive dysfunction can occur without the broad intellectual and adaptive limitations defining this diagnosis.

• Sotos syndromeCompared with: Developmental delay in Sotos syndrome varies and does not always meet criteria for intellectual disability.

• Specific language impairmentCompared with: The classic label required language difficulties not explained by general intellectual disability.

• High-functioning autismCompared with: The label often distinguishes autism without intellectual disability, but does not describe a person’s full abilities.

• 22q13 deletion syndromeCompared with: A known 22q13 deletion can provide a specific genetic explanation for developmental impairment.