Sam Stubbs’s parents were asked about his quality of life while treating him for a lung infection. They realised it was ...

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 ...

The FDA has missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the use of electrical shock devices in people with intellectual ...

Problematic substance use occurs relatively frequently in people with a mild intellectual disability. But the mainstream addiction care is not always effective for this group. During her Ph.D., ...

When people think of disabilities, they usually picture something physical: a cane, a prosthetic, or a ramp outside a school. Intellectual disabilities, however, lack that kind of visibility. As a ...

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, ...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — People with intellectual or developmental disabilities say they face challenges accessing mental health services in Oregon — isolated into a separate category of treatment. State ...

People with a learning disability are at higher risk of developing bowel cancer, yet face significant barriers at nearly every stage of the care pathway, University of Manchester and Christie NHS ...

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 ...

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs ...