Rising Cognitive Disability Among Young Adults Signals Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Burden
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024
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Medicine · Neurology
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A large-scale epidemiological analysis of U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 2013–2024 reveals that self-reported cognitive disability—defined as serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions—has nearly doubled among adults aged 18–39, increasing from 5.1% to 9.8%. The researchers found that despite improvements in employment, health insurance coverage, smoking rates, and cardiometabolic health indicators in this population, the prevalence of cognitive disability rose sharply, with frequent poor mental health days increasing from 26.6% to 33.2% among affected individuals. For a researcher focused on neurodevelopmental disorders, this finding is critically relevant because it suggests that a substantial and growing proportion of young adults may be experiencing undiagnosed or subclinical cognitive impairments—potentially rooted in neurodevelopmental conditions that are only now becoming apparent in early adulthood, thereby emphasizing the urgent need for improved screening and early intervention strategies.
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