Falls are a common cause of injury, especially for adults over age 65. But adults with intellectual and/or developmental ...

A key autism panel that was dramatically reshaped by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is recommending that the federal government embrace the term “profound autism,” ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched a neuro-inclusive oncology care and empowerment program designed to ...

A new study finds more than 12,000 adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live with caregivers over the age of 60. More than 46,000 individuals with autism, intellectual, or ...

The newly expanded and renovated Marklund Wasmond Center residential facility and school for individuals with developmental disabilities was celebrated with gold scissors and a red ribbon with an ...

For years, the woman and her now-estranged husband raised their son together. Their adult son, who has a profound developmental disability, qualified for SSI at age 18. While his benefit was already ...

Two Sparrows Village launched in May 2017 with a simple but powerful vision: to provide support for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism so they can thrive.

School districts prepare students for post-grad life, but skills and potential are lost as Chicago families try to figure out the next steps on their own. Seven months after he graduated from an ...

“Aristotle contemplating the bust of Rembrandt.” A student with Down syndrome said that to a Metropolitan Museum of Art guide ...