Noelene K. Jeffers, PhD, CNM, IBCLC, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, highlights the need for inclusive care to support and educate parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities with infant ...

The nation’s pediatricians are getting new guidelines for how to go about evaluating children who present with global developmental delay or intellectual disability. Doctors should use genetic testing ...

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ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with a coalition of national partners, is launching a new phase of the “Learn the Signs. Act Early” public awareness ...

While you may be aware that, since 1995, March has been designated Women’s History Month, March also has a significance that the general public may not be aware of. This is Developmental Disability ...

According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States have developmental disabilities which include physical, learning, ...

Carlos, a six-year-old Hispanic American diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is primarily non-verbal. At age two, he was removed from his home due to abuse and neglect. Carlos and his four ...

The number of children with developmental disabilities is on the rise with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that nearly 1 in 11 kids are diagnosed with autism, ...