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 ...

March is Disability Awareness Month, and to celebrate the Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house and a ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m. today (Tuesday, March ...

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 ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience strikingly higher rates of anxiety and depression, along with persistent barriers to mental health care.

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...

Adults with IDDs face disproportionately higher rates of anxiety and depression and barriers to care, prompting researchers to characterize the situation as a ‘mental health crisis.’ ...

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 ...

YOUR SCREEN NATALIE. ALL RIGHT STEVEN THANK YOU. WELL, COVERING YOUR COMMUNITY, THE FIRST AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR ID, IS COMING TO ...

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 ...

Last year, more than six million pounds of food was rescued across Colorado, thanks to a partnership between King Soopers, the Colorado Department of Human Services Wheat Ridge Regional Center, and ...