Nearly 90% of the organizations providing Medicaid-funded community services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities had staffing shortages this year, according to a trade group for ...

A surprisingly high number of kids with autism are later diagnosed with intellectual disability, researchers say, and they suspect the trend is rooted in an effort to retain services into adulthood.

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...

There are more than a half million homeless people in the United States; more than half of them sleep unsheltered each night, while the other half use emergency shelters and transitional housing.

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

Angie doesn’t mind doing one of the most-hated chores of all time: the dishes. The extra elbow grease needed for scrubbing ...

The pandemic is pushing the intellectual disability and/or autism services system to a breaking point. The system was fragile prior to the pandemic due to high employee turnover and underfunding. Now ...