I have a special fondness I carry for folks with developmental disabilities. Here is the story behind that fondness. Looking Back In Appreciation Back in the winter of 1985, I was ever so slowly ...

Support for recognizing profound autism as a separate psychiatric diagnosis has gained momentum recently with several high-profile endorsements. Since a 2013 change to the American Psychiatric ...

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, ...

Profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) encompass a combination of severe cognitive impairment and complex motor or sensory limitations, resulting in extreme dependency on continuous ...

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 ...

At 8 years old, Rico Garcia is strong enough to grab his mother by the hair and pin her to the ground. Nevada has about 5,200 children who are profoundly autistic but no residential facilities for ...

COMMENTARY: Misleading concepts like ‘reproductive freedom,’ ‘a woman’s right to choose’ and ‘fetal abnormalities’ hide from both personal and public consciousness what is actually going on. Being ...

This video shows children with profound disabilities taking a standardized test called the Florida Alternate Assessment as required by the state but opposed by many of their teachers and parents. And ...

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 ...