Loneliness has been termed a social epidemic, especially when experienced by people with disabilities.
Down Syndrome: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives
It is the most prevalent genetic disease worldwide and the common genetic cause of intellectual disabilities appearing in about 1 in 400-1500 newborns.
Adults with One or More Functional Disabilities
According to the report, about 12% (22.6 million) of working-age adults in the United States have any disability and nearly 6 in 10 of them have only one disability type.