Jennifer Shapiro* had a feeling something wasn’t quite right with her infant son, Timothy. When she looked closely at him, his eyes rarely focused on hers. When she smiled at him, he seemed in a daze, ...

Correspondent photo / John Patrick Gatta Beyond Expectations Barber School student Robert McCrae of Youngstown, left, supervises as Erika Mike of Boardman uses an air hose to blow off cut hair from ...

Developmental disabilities are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development defines the ...

The CEDD strives to increase knowledge regarding developmental disabilities and to translate that knowledge into exemplary programs providing service and education. The programs within the CEDD are ...

This conversation has been edited for conciseness and clarity. Sancia Kundu (SK): In your experience, Carly, how do you see ableism or pressure to meet typical developmental expectations impact the ...

Dr. Paul Lipkin specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, where he directs medical outpatient services.

On any given day in Iowa City, scientists are parsing DNA samples to deduce which of the more than 20,000 human genes are most associated with autism. "SPARK for Autism" researchers, including Jacob ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALBION, Pa. (AP) — “You are the Lighthouse ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill in the Ohio Statehouse seeks to establish a presumption that all adults with developmental disabilities are capable of making their own decisions unless otherwise ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. When I visit St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cresskill, N.J., in April, people ...