This time can be hard for those with children, especially children with intellectual disabilities. So how can you explain to them what's going on? We ask Dr. Daniel Hoover from the Kennedy Krieger ...

Systems weren’t built for neurodiversity. This post shows how psychology helps us shift from compliance to belonging for ...

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 ...

President John F. Kennedy, whose centennial is being marked this year throughout the Boston area and the U.S., is remembered for many contributions he made in just over 1,000 days in office: the space ...

Using visualization requires people to read abstract visual imagery, estimate statistics and retain information. However, people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) often process ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

Last week, I was in a casual conversation with Prospect Park resident Anne Bradley-Leopold, and I asked how her summer was. “Wonderful!” she exclaimed without a moment’s hesitation. Anne is CEO and ...

Continuing Education Credits: up to 11 hours, through American Psychological Association (APA), Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work (PA SBSW), or International Accreditors for Continuing Education ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 447, which authorizes public higher education in California to provide ...

The state’s Quality Basic Education needs to address today’s practices for students with intellectual and developmental ...

A new report from ECONorthwest finds people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face housing instability — but researchers say there’s a serious lack of data about the population. A study ...

In recent months, name calling and bullying have grown to unprecedented levels. Even as both the President and the President-elect signal the need for unity, social media is full of venom, talk shows ...