Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a ...

Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty ...

For people with autism—especially those with intellectual disabilities, or others with extensive support needs—communicating needs and ideas can be difficult. Many rely on intense individualized ...

Researchers have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to neurotypical people, a ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

More needs to be done to make sure donated organs are transplanted to recipients within the local geographic area whenever possible, several senators said Thursday at a hearing on the future of the ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that no amount of later effort can fully undo. Researchers are now tracing how ...

America is seeing an increasing need for special care services. Explore why this is and learn more about the solutions ...