Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

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 ...
University of Wyoming

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

Advocates push for changes to developmental disability proposals in Legislature

The proposals would overhaul assessments for developmental disabilities, impose caps on residential treatment and strengthen transition resources.
CNN

Kids’ developmental disability diagnoses became more common during pandemic, but autism rates held steady, CDC report says

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 ...

'You've got this': How one Knoxville soccer league is changing lives for athletes with disabilities

One Knox Inspire — a Knoxville soccer team for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities — is giving players ...
Medical Xpress

Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. children has a developmental disability: CDC

More kids in the United States are getting a developmental disability diagnosis, with prevalence close to 9% in 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Among 3- to ...
NPR

Colleges Prep Students With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities For Jobs

University of Northern Colorado graduated its first set of inclusive higher education students, who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. What that means for one family. It is graduation ...
The New York Times

Developmental Disabilities Heighten Risk of Covid Death

People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders are three times more likely to die of Covid-19, compared with patients without the conditions, a new analysis found. By Roni Caryn ...
Healio

Intellectual, developmental disabilities linked to long inpatient psychiatric stays

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 22% of patients with inpatient care for more than a year had an IDD. Long-stay patients with IDD had more ...

Funding alone won't solve Florida's disabilities services | Opinion

Community organizations like The Arc of Palm Beach County provide a continuum of support that spans from early childhood ...

Disability Pride celebration brings over 1,000 Iowans to Blank Park Zoo

More than 1,000 Iowans gathered at Blank Park Zoo for the state's largest Disability Pride event, featuring activities and tours for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

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 ...