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Intellectual Disability, Childhood Overweight and Obesity by Ray Marks* in Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Exercise, a vital health-promoting activity, regardless of health status, is often recommended for helping to prevent or reduce the onset and progression of obesity, a major global health concern. Yet, even though youth with disabilities may be at a high risk for obesity, little effort seems to be applied towards encouraging the use exercise among youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This brief attempts to explain why obesity prevention is needed and how to promote this among this special needs group of youth, where participating in physical activity and sustaining this is very challenging.   https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/fulltext/DIDD.000503.php  

Social Isolation in the Elderly; Physical Activity to the Rescue by Ogundiran Opeyemi Olufemi* in  Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Human beings are naturally sociable, and this evidence can be seen in the establishment of many types of relationships among them. There are endless benefits associated with social interactions which are critical to the maintenance of optimal health. A socially-isolated individual usually lacks a sense of belonging among his or her peers which could inevitably lead to depression or its associated symptoms especially in the geriatric population. The problem of social isolation among older adults is emerging due to several risk factors. The major aim of this opinion article is to critically examine the relevance of physical activity in tackling social isolation among the elderly. https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/fulltext/DIDD.000502.php

The Stupidity of Perception by James F Welles* in Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities In vertebrates, incoming sensory data are picked up by the five major senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. However, even in monkeys, info picked up by the eyes does not go directly from the optic nerve to the visual cortex of the brain; it first passes through temporal lobe where it is edited and modified [1]. In the case of our own species, this process can lead to maladaptation through limited, distorted and/or inventive tinkering with data. It is a feature common to schematic systems and makes stupidity a normal part of the human experience, since stupidity is based on the subjective nature of perception, which requires the observer to be actively involved in the process [2].  https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/fulltext/DIDD.000501.php

Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities is a scientific, scholarly, open access archival and multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions of the highest quality to the knowledge of intellectual disabilities, its causes, treatment and prevention. Intellectual Disability is exemplified by abnormal intellectual functioning (i.e., an IQ of approximately 70 or below) with concurrent deficits or impairments in adaptive functioning. DIDD is dedicated to meet the informational needs of those who seek effective ways to help people with intellectual disabilities. The DIDD journal reports new approaches, service utilization studies, administrative tools, program evaluation, community surveys, training and case studies, public policy issues and current research in intellectual disabilities. https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/