Waiting lists for children with an intellectual disability to be referred to the HSE’s child mental health services almost ...

US Supreme Court to Review Death Row Inmate's Intellectual Disability Ruling By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by Alabama officials of a ...

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

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued the stay for 53-year-old Edward Busby on Friday, court records show. The Texas Attorney General's Office appealed the decision shortly after.

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment status. In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use ...

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 ...

A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalent ...

The mental health problems of children with intellectual disabilities are largely undiagnosed and untreated. SriHarsha PVSS/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA High-quality epidemiological research shows children and ...

Saskatchewan celebrated Disability Service Professionals Week in May. Global's Payton Zillich spoke with folks at Cosmo to ...