Adults with IDDs face disproportionately higher rates of anxiety and depression and barriers to care, prompting researchers to characterize the situation as a ‘mental health crisis.’ ...

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 ...

NEWS. THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE CDC FINDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ON THE RISE. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS FIELD SAYS THOSE PATIENTS FACE A SERIOUS GAP IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience strikingly higher rates of anxiety and depression, along with persistent barriers to mental health care.

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 ...

Raley earned this prestigious title for her contributions to the field of intellectual disability while maintaining active leadership roles within the AAIDD.

Central Carolina Community College’s Health and Fitness Science Department has been trying out something new this school year — offering a monthly group fitness activity for adults with intellectual ...

Marylanders with developmental and intellectual disabilities are remaining firm in their fight against $200 million in proposed cuts to the agency that supports them. In the six weeks since cuts to ...

Stephanie Dominguez, left, dances with Jessica Manzueta at a prom night for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The theme of New Concepts for Living Third Annual Prom Night is ...

Following high-profile reports of abuse, neglect, and untimely deaths, a bipartisan group of New Hampshire state senators ...