A new national study reveals that most Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability (ID) are not receiving recommended genetic testing despite clinical ...

A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased likelihood of being diagnosed as autistic, as well ...

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

"She's just devastated to be away from her friends." As reported COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the U.S., Chicago-based parents Margaret Storey and Jonathan Heller have struggled with the ...

This east Coachella Valley nonprofit empowers parents who have children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year ...

A comprehensive study published in The Lancet on Friday has concluded that taking acetaminophens, such as Tylenol, during ...

Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias ...

ORLANDO, Fla.— Children with disabilities in foster care are extremely vulnerable, facing risks of maltreatment and removal from their homes and greater need for healthcare services. New research ...