A surprisingly high number of kids with autism are later diagnosed with intellectual disability, researchers say, and they suspect the trend is rooted in an effort to retain services into adulthood.

Benjamin E. Yerys, Ph.D., from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues examined associations between health outcomes and ADHD co-occurrence and ADHD prescription medications in a ...

People with autism often face barriers to employment, but a private school in Middletown Township, Delaware County, is coming up with a solution. Davidson School, operated by the nonprofit Elwyn, ...

DISABILITIES AND AUTISM. WORKERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM SAY THERE’S A SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ESSENTIAL ...

Autism should not be considered a “spectrum”, according to one of the architects of the theory. Dame Uta Frith, a pioneer of research that underpins our understanding of autism, said the spectrum was ...

Because diagnosis has become the gateway to funding, the National Disability Insurance Scheme requires redesign, not administrative reform.

The additions will bring the total number of SPED schools serving students with this condition from 13 to 16. MOE will ...

Singapore will open three new special education schools, bringing the total to 16 and expanding resources for students with ...

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children. That is according to the most ...

The number of older children and adults being diagnosed with it under the National Disability Insurance Scheme is surging, costing taxpayers far more each year.