For half a century, the U.S. has been achieving one of the most important civil rights victories most Americans have never heard of: closing the large institutions that once warehoused people with ...

Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

BOSTON - Douglas Chafe is well loved by his family who desperately wants to give him the best life possible. His mom, Lorriane Morgan Chafe, says Douglas is 24 years old and is severely autistic. He ...

A new study finds more than 12,000 adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live with caregivers over the age of 60. More than 46,000 individuals with autism, intellectual, or ...

TIFFIN, OH (WTOL) - The Tiffin Developmental Center is bracing for a round a budget cuts from the State of Ohio. The facility currently provides housing and care for nearly 150 residents with severe ...

Pope Francis kisses Peter Lombardi, 12, of Columbus, Ohio, who has Down syndrome, after the boy rode in the popemobile during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 28, 2018. ...

In the latest National Autism Indicators Report, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined surveys of family members of autistic adults who use Developmental ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers sought to evaluate age-related differences in the mental health presentation of adults with ...

Perched between his bed and a dresser, Michael Thomas sits on the floor of his Morgan Park home and tries to pass the time, stringing beads along a lanyard and waiting for the phone to ring. This is ...