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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Social isolation and loneliness have been pervasive public health concerns in America, especially impacting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Both mental and physical ...

Educating physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, dentists, and other clinicians is paramount to reducing health inequities for people with ...

The University of Iowa will request approval from the state Board of Regents on Wednesday for a new Hawkeye Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center in the Carver College of ...

They serve nearly 8,000 individuals in Multnomah County with autism, cerebral palsy, or intellectual disabilities. Alexis Alberti, Division Director, Multnomah County Intellectual and Developmental ...

It all started with a manikin. When training her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students in clinical skills, Christine Rodriguez will often use the human-shaped models in simulated health care ...

Rep. Jay Case, R-Winchester, and Rep. Lucy Dathan, D-New Canaan, co-drafters of HB 5001, in the chamber ahead of the Connecticut House bill's vote. Credit: Erica Phillips / CT Mirror A bipartisan bill ...

Mysterious aircraft, inflation rates, extreme weather patterns, lingering viruses... We’ve been on edge with reminders of all the things that are outside of our control. In times such as these, it’s ...