Jahmez Cartwright's phone reportedly pinged in San Diego the day after he disappeared from Philadelphia ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

A 35-year-old man with severe developmental challenges was arrested by police on Monday night after officers mistakenly ...

The Supreme Court ruled that if a juvenile defendant with an intellectual disability is on trial for a crime, the court must take appropriate judicial measures to ensure the defendant’s right to ...

A family from Mount Holly says that police and probation officers wrongfully arrested their disabled son, confusing him for ...

JB Ranch, in western Lake Worth, is undergoing renovations to elevate living for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that live there.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a death ...

A comprehensive study published in The Lancet on Friday has concluded that taking acetaminophens, such as Tylenol, during ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

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

An Indiana House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday tightening protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital cases, while ...

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or ...