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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how ...

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People with intellectual disabilities are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital with potentially preventable conditions, new research shows. Researchers at St George's, University of ...

The state of Alabama disagrees: anyone scoring 70 or above on one test, its attorney general contends, is intelligent enough ...

Between 0.7% and 1.5% of people in developed countries are estimated to suffer from intellectual disability (ID). In Spain, ...

A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual ...

Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently. Donald Trump has helped its resurgence.

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with somene at a BARC Developmental Services event centering on his proposed investments in the 2024-25 budget to support Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and ...