Question
Does a wide eye distance in infants mean they have an intellectual disability?
Answer
A wide eye distance in infants does not necessarily indicate intellectual disability. 1. Difficulty with feeding, which often appears in infancy. One of the earliest symptoms of intellectual disability in infants may be feeding difficulties, such as not being able to suck, easily vomiting, which may be related to neurological damage and could affect future intellectual development. 2. Abnormal facial and physical features, some infants with congenital intellectual disability may show some abnormal features in their appearance and physique, such as children with Down syndrome may have a wide eye distance, eyes that are slanted, a flat nose bridge, the tongue often sticking out of the mouth, and drooling.