Different levels of risk for HIV exist in the different subtypes of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a unique risk ...

CNW/ - Surrey Place is proud to announce the launch of Safer Steps My Way: Community Outreach for Drug and Alcohol Use, Ontario's first harm reduction ...

Intellectual or developmental disability, known as IDD, affects approximately 7.39 million people in the United States, according to a 2019 estimate by the University of Minnesota. Typically present ...

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 ...

An organization in the Cincinnati area is now expanding its efforts to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Best Buddies International helps people with disabilities find ...

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no ...

Research finds health disparities among people with IDD. Racial and ethnic health disparities are a pervasive public health problem. Research finds similar health disparities among people with ...

An accurate diagnosis of intellectual disability requires three components: an IQ score of approximately 70 or lower, a determination of deficits in adaptive behavior, and manifestation of disability ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 447, which authorizes public higher education in California to provide educationally ...