One of society’s greatest medical challenges is to understand and develop effective treatments for disorders of intellectual ...

A 35-year-old man with severe developmental challenges was arrested by police on Monday night after officers mistakenly ...

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

A surprisingly high number of kids with autism are later diagnosed with intellectual disability, researchers say, and they suspect the trend is rooted in an effort to retain services into adulthood.

An Indiana House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday tightening protections for defendants with intellectual ...

A recent report on employment for people with intellectual disabilities shows that the lack of work opportunities is due to systemic barriers not individual limitations. KALW’s Rachel Longan has more.

From policy to practice: obstacles and opportunities for inclusive employment in California People with IDD want to ...

Over the course of this legislative session, Virginia lawmakers might have to plug a budget hole for services for people with ...

Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a constitutional bar on capital punishment in such cases.

Last month, a Baltimore County judge ordered the Maryland Department of Health to pay over $600,000 for its failure to meet the needs of people in the criminal legal system who have intellectual ...