WREX

Inspiring 815: Advocating For Adults With Developmental Disabilities

OREGON (WREX) - When we reached out to this weeks Inspiring 815, he insisted he was no inspiration, but the people he works with had so much to say about him. On any given week you can find Steve ...
Times Reporter

Infant's inspiring path from fragile start to growing independence

Kimber Poorman weighed less than a pound when she born but she has overcome significant health challenges with TuscBDD ...
CBS News

Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. children have been diagnosed with a developmental disability, CDC reports

The share of American children who have ever been diagnosed with a developmental disability increased again in 2021, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and ...
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 ...
Forbes

Is There A Healthy Place For ‘Inspirational’ In Disability Culture?

In 2014, disabled Australian disability activist Stella Young gave a TED Talk titled, “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much.” It has become an essential text of disability culture, and a ...
ABC15 Arizona

How Rosie, an African penguin at Odysea Aquarium, is inspiring kids with disabilities

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Rosie, a small African penguin, might be small in stature, but she brought out big smiles and laughs from a group of children who were eager to meet her on Tuesday. Turns out, when ...
Staten Island Advance

‘An opportunity to shine’: Inspiring Staten Island photo exhibit showcases work of those with disabilities

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y -- CP Unlimited, a New York City-based organization specializing in services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has joined forces with the National ...
Disability Scoop

Pediatricians Get Updated Guidance On Diagnosing Developmental Disabilities

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...
New York Post

Nearly 1 in 10 US kids diagnosed with developmental disability: CDC

The number of American children that have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities has increased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The agency unveiled new findings ...
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 ...
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 ...