Mickey Wesley was 11 when he moved into the boys dormitory on the Hammer campus in 1978 in Wayzata. Born with autism and Down syndrome, young Mickey loved going to church, bowling and fishing, his ...

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

Children were more likely to be diagnosed with developmental disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic than they were in the year before, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease ...

An increasing number of American children have developmental disabilities, the federal government says, even as autism and intellectual disability rates remain largely steady. Between 2014 and 2016, ...

In the latest National Autism Indicators Report, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined surveys of family members of autistic adults who use Developmental ...

State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton Republican, said he and the state’s legislative staff are in the process of drafting ...

People with developmental disability are nearly three times as likely than other patients to experience preventable physical injuries while in hospital, reveals new research by the London School of ...

Lorain County commissioners recently passed a resolution allowing Murray Ridge Center to seek a levy during the May 5 primary ...

A Boise nonprofit candy shop that provided employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities is closing its doors after seven years of operation. Sweet Zola’s Candy Shop owner Cyndy ...

Deputy Secretary Marlana Hutchinson listens to advocates testify Thursday on proposed cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration budget. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown). State officials said ...