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 ...

A little over a week ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as Damar Hamlin coded on a football field in Cincinnati, Ohio. That he survived and is now doing much better is nothing short of a ...

They don’t treat you like a person. They treat you like an ‘it’. This was how Richard*, who has an intellectual disability, described his general experiences with medical professionals. He was among ...

Just over a year ago our lives changed forever when we were told our youngest daughter had a rare genetic disorder called GRIN2B. I’ve previously written about the initial shock, anger and grief of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare last month released its report on people with disability. It shows two in three people with disability aged 35 to 44 years have parenting ...