(CBS) Developmental disability is on the rise in the U.S. Between 1997 and 2008, the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or another developmental disability rose by about 17 ...
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 ...
Advocates for people with developmental disabilities rallied at the State House Monday night in opposition to $200 million in cuts proposed by Gov. Wes. Moore (D) in his fiscal 2026 budget. (Photo by ...
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 ...
Patricia Mouthon adores her 12-year-old son. “He is lovely and cute and amazing and I love him,” said Mouthon, a Virginia Beach resident. But that doesn’t mean taking care of him every day is easy.
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 ...
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 ...
Shortage of workers in mental health and disability fields at area agencies reflected statewide. Exacerbated by the pandemic, and years of fewer hires, developmental disability services across the ...
Advocates for people with developmental disabilities rallied in February at the State House in opposition to cuts proposed by the Moore administration in its proposed fiscal 2026 budget. (Photo by ...
State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton Republican, said he and the state’s legislative staff are in the process of drafting ...
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“Keith’s Law” aims to improve interactions between those with disabilities and first responders
"Keith’s Law", which was passed and signed by Governor DeWine in October and goes into effect January 19, aims to improve the ...
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