As the definition of autism has widened, there's been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.

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 ...

Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision ...

Putting more than $3,500 people who depend on these services in nursing homes would hurt families and cost taxpayers. | Opinion ...

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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 ...

For years, the woman and her now-estranged husband raised their son together. Their adult son, who has a profound developmental disability, qualified for SSI at age 18. While his benefit was already ...

Different levels of risk for HIV exist in the different subtypes of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a unique risk ...

"Life will be a challenge for them, and we have to prepare them as best we can," says one ...