Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

NEWS. THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE CDC FINDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ON THE RISE. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS FIELD SAYS THOSE PATIENTS FACE A SERIOUS GAP IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES ...

The number of children with developmental disabilities is on the rise with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that nearly 1 in 11 kids are diagnosed with autism, ...

Different levels of risk for HIV exist in the different subtypes of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a unique risk ...

Marylanders with developmental and intellectual disabilities are remaining firm in their fight against $200 million in proposed cuts to the agency that supports them. In the six weeks since cuts to ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It is almost Valentine’s Day, and one New Haven organization is highlighting its loving couples. The Chapel Haven Schleifer Center helps empower adults with developmental ...

Virginia Senate advances bills to change how people with disabilities interact with courts ...

Stephanie Dominguez, left, dances with Jessica Manzueta at a prom night for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The theme of New Concepts for Living Third Annual Prom Night is ...

Putting more than $3,500 people who depend on these services in nursing homes would hurt families and cost taxpayers. | Opinion ...