Children with intellectual disabilities are not only more likely to be victims of sexual abuse but are also more susceptible to its harmful effects. According to a study, these children are 3.5 times ...

HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) -- A 45-year-old man with an intellectual disability may have been neglected to the point where he weighed 70 pounds and had multiple disfigurements, including flesh rot and ...

State records show 119 people died in New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability system from January 2023 through the first six months of 2025. Of those deaths, at least 22 were ...

HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) -- When police had to make the family notification after a 45-year-old man with an intellectual disability died in the hospital, the man's mother, who's accused of allowing her ...

A new study is among the first to estimate the number of adults in the U.S. with intellectual disability, offering policymakers and other stakeholders a snapshot of the need for resources. Just shy of ...

The U.S. Justice Department has announced a settlement with the state of Iowa to resolve allegations of abuse and inadequate care at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, a center for people with ...

Children with intellectual disability are at a greater risk of online abuse, a report has revealed. Dubbed 'Understanding Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children with Intellectual ...

Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment status. In continuing to examine how autistic individuals use ...

This is the first in a three-part series on New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. Part II ...

The Government has unveiled a five-year plan to fill “substantial gaps“ in the care of adults with intellectual disabilities. At a press conference yesterday, Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...