The legisation followed a report by NJ Advance Media which uncovered the abuse and medical neglect of a young woman with autism at a group home in Ocean County.

An Indiana House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday tightening protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital cases, while

Lincoln's Barkley Speech Language and Hearing Clinic hosts a unique book club for young adults with intellectual disabilities, offeri

Brian Trapp's novel "Range of Motion" is based on his own experience of growing up with a twin with severe cerebral palsy.

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with intellectual disabilities and epilepsy between 2016 and 2021. This is the largest global study examining epilepsy-related deaths.

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new paths toward targeted treatments.

Due to cited safety concerns and inadequate staff training, United Counseling Service has until March to address the issues in its group living homes.

Over the course of this legislative session, Virginia lawmakers might have to plug a budget hole for services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities if they want to reduce the state’s federal oversight.

In 2025, Georgia enacted a landmark reform that lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability in death penalty cases and separates the determination of intellectual disability from the determination of guilt,