Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new ...

Approximately 7.5 million American students receive Special Education in public school under 13 categories of disability. A student may have a learning, visual or hearing disability, their speech and ...

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 ...

Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study. The study examined the impact of PSE ...

For more than 30 years, a movement has been underway in the United States to create campus programs for students with intellectual disabilities to pursue higher education and reap learning and career ...

One evening this May, about a dozen young adults and their families gathered with faculty of TerpsEXCEED, an inclusive two-year post-secondary education program at the University of Maryland for ...

The United States does more to ensure access to education for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities than many other countries—but the nation’s schools have work to do to ensure all ...

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 ...