Intellectual or developmental disability, known as IDD, affects approximately 7.39 million people in the United States, according to a 2019 estimate by the University of Minnesota. Typically present ...

Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts ...

Inside a greenhouse filled with herbs and vegetables, adults with intellectual disabilities are learning job skills and growing confidence through a program called Watch Us Farm.

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

WASHINGTON – Disability rights groups fear a death penalty case before the Supreme Court could have implications for the intellectually disabled far beyond the criminal context. The justices are ...

An Omaha teen published a children’s book aimed at helping young readers understand people with disabilities.

We offer assessments to evaluate various aspects of a person's development, including cognitive abilities, language skills, social-emotional functioning, and behavioral patterns related to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Keely founded Making Space, closing the disability employment gap. "One of the most striking takeaways from SYNC25 was how many ...

Continuing Education Credits: up to 11 hours, through American Psychological Association (APA), Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work (PA SBSW), or International Accreditors for Continuing Education ...

An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS) and defects in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the part of ...

Born and raised in Miami, Fl., Mrs. Rodriguez graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Religious Studies in 2008. Soon after, Mrs. Rodriguez attended Barry University ...

61 million adult Americans live with some sort of disability. 61 million adult Americans live with some sort of physical, sensory, or intellectual disability. When parents receive the news—prenatally ...