BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Families and loved ones of children who may have developmental disabilites can get extra support during a webinar scheduled for Monday, July 15. The webinar is being put on ...

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

Since 1987, March has been designated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the US. This month recognizes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the barriers ...

This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...

New research finds that people with developmental disabilities were much more likely to die from COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic than others. A review of death certificates nationwide for 2020 ...

When a parent of a child with disabilities reaches out for guidance – or even just to vent – Sara Cummins wants them to know ...

The number of children with developmental disabilities is on the rise with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that nearly 1 in 11 kids are diagnosed with autism, ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, experience substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population of adults, ...

Recent challenges with Medicaid waivers for people with developmental disabilities are among the problems that have been building up at state health agencies over the last year. (Photo by Danielle J.

Diagnosed developmental disabilities in children and teenagers soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Reported delays in physical ...

From 2017 through 2023, roughly 2,680 people with developmental disabilities died under the care of the state of Missouri — on average, one person every day. This story was commissioned by the River ...