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.

The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year period, including a fivefold increase in children with autism who do not have a ...

Expert Community Care Management (ECCM) is a point of entry for families whose loved ones need services for intellectual disabilities or autism. The Erie County-founded nonprofit, which provides ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...

The Healey-Driscoll administration has allocated $3.6 million to support students with disabilities participating in MAIPSE ...

Navigating services for a loved one with a developmental delay, intellectual disability or autism can be difficult. Day in and day out, you want to make sure you get it right — from understanding new ...

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new ...

I recently had the honor of visiting Barber National Institute in Erie and meeting the students, parents, caregivers, advocates, and direct support professionals (DSPs) who make sure those with ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

Some battles stretch on for decades in the realm of public advocacy. For people with intellectual disabilities and autism, and for their families, this has been a harsh reality as they struggle ...