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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Old age means you're more likely to die from it, but intellectual disability increases the risk of getting it to begin with.
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As does dementia. I think the problem there is not understanding why things are different, why you cannot touch everything you used to, the need to wash hands more frequently, the need to avoid close personal contact, etc. I would imagine that intellectual disability increases the risk of getting
any disease, as well as the risk of having an accident, pretty much it would increase the risk of unintentional bad things happening to you from any cause. This risk increases further (for virus spread) when living in a group facility with others who share the disability. The risk should decrease (relative to a group facility) when living individually with someone else who can help with care.