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 new Texas law will require schools to inform families earlier about disability services, a change inspired by a Katy family's yearslong wait for support.

Assistant professor of practice, psychology and human development, and VKC member Jessika Boles, Ph.D., and colleagues have ...

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 ...

Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) isn’t currently a stand-alone diagnosis. Some diagnostic guidelines use it as a descriptive code, while others include it within a broader spectrum of ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with IDD used more medications for anxiety and depression than adults without IDD. Adults with IDD ...

Plano’s award-winning program helps adults with intellectual disabilities gain hands-on job experience in libraries, boosting confidence and skills through community partnerships and mentorship.

BALTIMORE — Maryland disability advocates and caregivers braced for sweeping cuts to Developmental Disabilities Administration services Wednesday — then learned the night before that the state was ...

More than 25 years after one father began searching for a future where his daughter could live independently and thrive long after he was gone, the Big Wave Center has officially opened its doors.

For years, people who care for loved ones with intellectual or developmental disabilities have known that Arizona offers some ...