Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently signed HB 554. Prior to passing, amendments unrelated to the bill’s original goal of helping with the teacher shortage were added, including expanding the definition ...

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 ...

A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will ...

VICENZA, Italy - Today, one in 68 children, and one in 42 boys, are identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2017) it is ...

Intelligence is the general mental capacity that involves reasoning, planning, solving problems, thinking abstractly, comprehending complex ideas, learning efficiently, and learning from experience ...

Feeling slower than peers, struggling to focus, missing social cues, or being labelled lazy and stubborn by the adults around them is a common experience for many Indian children with “invisible” ...

People with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities have long been discriminated against and marginalized across the globe, but the roots of disability inequity and its social consequences ...