With a new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tacitly embracing a recently coined autism classification and providing a first-of-its-kind breakdown on the number of kids on the ...

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 ...

August 4, 2010 — Prolonged mechanical ventilation gobbles up a huge proportion of healthcare dollars and still results in persistent, profound disability. Family members or other decision makers ...

Reinders uses a Trinitarian lens to push readers to consider whether friendship—a voluntary and mutually self-giving relationship—is possible with individuals with profound disabilities. The Bible, ...

It's hard to find good public restrooms at festivals and other large events. It's even harder if you're someone with a profound disability. A woman in San Antonio has come up with a solution.

Parents of students with moderate and severe / profound disabilities were surveyed to determine their preferences for the percent of a typical school week that should be spent on functional life ...

As a father of a daughter with profound disabilities, my 14-year journey has encompassed agonizing isolation, relentless defeat, and overwhelming uncertainty. Firsthand, I’ve experienced that fathers ...

How does a physician medically disqualify someone from serving on a jury? One potential consideration might include those who have a profound disability or illness. However, the guidelines vary from ...

Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a person’s ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, ...

July is Disability Awareness Month and I thought it appropriate to discuss a pivotal piece of legislation that impacted all people with disabilities, and our society at large. The Americans with ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It's a headline most parents can't imagine – a caregiver killing their own child or dependent because they can no longer care for them. But it's the reality for an adult care ...

From the onset of the pandemic, researchers have attempted to identify individuals at high risk from the symptoms of COVID-19, and mounting evidence has suggested that individuals suffering from other ...