Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities reported more anxiety and depression, more treatment use and greater ...

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 ...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s Disability Advocacy Day in Tennessee, a time to recognize and talk about the more than 1.7 million Tennesseans living with physical or mental disability. This marks ...

Before there were MRI machines or CT scans—never mind the possibility of using AI to unlock the mysteries of the human brain—there was Civitan International. Founded in 1917, this organization of ...

Elizabeth Emma Palmer has received funding from the NHMRC and NSW Health. She is a clinical geneticist at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network-Randwick and a member of the medical and scientific ...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — People with intellectual or developmental disabilities say they face challenges accessing mental health services in Oregon — isolated into a separate category of treatment. State ...

Scientists have identified the genetic basis of a disorder causing intellectual disability, affecting approximately one in 20,000 young people. The disorder is characterized by symptoms including ...

Continuing Education Credits: up to 11 hours, through American Psychological Association (APA), Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work (PA SBSW), or International Accreditors for Continuing Education ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities - including conditions such as autism and Down syndrome - experience significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression than adults in the ...