Although wheelchair users, visually impaired people and others with mobility and physical disabilities need consistent exercise, it’s often hard for them to work out. In many cases, they can’t get ...

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) enhances early offline motor skill consolidation in older adults but may impair immediate motor skill acquisition, challenging previous assumptions about ...

ADHD & Learning Disability Support Services Disclosing and requesting accommodations based on a disability is a personal decision. Boston College does not require a student to disclose the existence ...

Journal reference: Nabors, L., et al. (2021) Evaluation of a Pilot Healthy Eating and Exercise Program for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities.

The treatment for a learning disability may consist of focusing exercises that consist of helping Henry improve his motor skills, audio processing, identifying grammars, and organization skills.

People with disabilities are even less likely to meet those guidelines: Fewer than 1 in 10 adults with mobility disabilities are getting the recommended amounts of exercise. Some fear being injured.

If you've always felt distracted and misunderstood, and thus have struggled at work and in your relationships, it could be a sign you have a learning disability as an adult. While the issue has ...

Exercise may be an effective strategy for preventing disability that affects activities of daily living (ADL) in older adults and the person's ability to remain independent.

A pilot study found that young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) were able to lose or maintain their weight with a system of education and support in place.

Elderly adults who regularly exercise are less likely to suffer a disability -- and if they do, they tend to recover faster, a new clinical trial finds.

Learning disabilities don't go away as people grow older. They present a new set of challenges for living in an adult world. We discuss how adults live with learning disabilities.