For people with autism—especially those with intellectual disabilities, or others with extensive support needs—communicating ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them.

Andrew and Lauren Hackney’s daughter was 7 months old when they took her to the pediatrician because she’d been refusing her bottle. The doctor diagnosed her with dehydration and recommended she be ...

DALLAS — In the summer of 2018, a frustrated mother sent WFAA’s investigative team an email. She told us that her 27-year-old intellectually disabled son, Paul, had been stabbed more than 90 times by ...

New details emerged in the near death of a severely intellectually disabled child in the state’s custody, including that a worker for the Department of Family and Protective Services appeared to have ...

Marilyn Lane has spent decades caring for her four adopted children, all of whom have varying degrees of intellectual disabilities. The 78-year-old mother eventually began caring for her own husband, ...

The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl has compounded difficulties faced by vulnerable families who've been left in the dark throughout the Houston area. From the article: Houston-area mother struggles to ...

Bagalkote: A horrific incident involving abuse of minor intellectually disabled children has shaken the entire state and ...