Carlos, a six-year-old Hispanic American diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is primarily non-verbal. At age two, he was removed from his home due to abuse and neglect. Carlos and his four ...
The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...
What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...
A therapy for infants showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of the child meeting diagnostic criteria for autism at three years of age. That’s according to our new research, published today ...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WSBT) — LOGAN is expanding once again, this time to Benton Harbor! LOGAN Community Resources, a well-known nonprofit, has a new partnership with Lake Michigan College to help ...
AMERICAN FORK — Residents at the Utah State Developmental Center will soon enjoy greater amenities at a new comprehensive therapy building, which resident Patrick Horrigan called "freaking awesome." ...
RICHMOND — Virginia has made enough progress in improving services for people with developmental disabilities that a federal judge this week ended a Justice Department consent decree the state has ...
New York State’s Early Intervention Program is ranked last in the nation for the timely delivery of services, like physical and speech therapy, to young children with developmental delays. Right now, ...
Governor Spencer Cox, left, along with Utah State Developmental Center superintendent Tim Matthews, center, and Utah Department of Health and Human Services Executive Director Tracy Gruber, pose a ...