In a world where inclusive education remains elusive for many children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, Special Olympics — the world’s largest grassroots intellectual disability sports organization — is spearheading a...

Elementary School Aims to be More Inclusive An elementary school is being recognized for its focus on social inclusion and bringing students with and without intellectual disabilities together through sports and education programs. Jefferson...

ESPN and The Walt Disney Company are joining forces with Special Olympics to encourage more individuals with and without disabilities to play together on sports teams. In an announcement Friday, the companies said they are putting millions...

Developmental milestone progress in autism varies substantially under different conditions, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Pediatrics. Susan S. Kuo, Ph.D., from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge,...

The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law on Dec. 3, 2004, by President George W. Bush. The provisions of the act became effective on July 1, 2005, with the exception of some of the elements...

Brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders may share common defects despite having different genetic causes, a study has found. A study of two models of intellectual disability in mice has found that they...

More than half of the cases of severe intellectual disability are the result of random genetic mutations that are not passed down from parents, researchers from Switzerland and Germany report. Severe intellectual disability, also known as...

The National Institutes of Health has developed a research plan to advance understanding of Down syndrome and speed development of new treatments for the condition, the most frequent genetic cause of mild to moderate mental retardation and...

In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a McGill team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism. By taking skin...

Researchers in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education have published a new study that provides unique insights into how emotional well-being is evaluated among individuals with intellectual disabilities. Emotional well-being...