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Originally Posted by haertig
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.
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Down Syndrome is the most common known cause of intellectual disability, and carries with it specific immune deficits that predispose to severe COVID. In addition, many people with intellectual disability rely on having support workers, and cannot self-isolate effectively. They are also frequently forced into congregate settings both for living and working, which far too often have been managed poorly from a COVID prevention point of view.