With a new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tacitly embracing a recently coined autism classification and providing a first-of-its-kind breakdown on the number of kids on the ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing Profound Autism Awareness Day on March 17 by providing information on supportive programs and services available to Texas families.

Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

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July is Disability Awareness Month and I thought it appropriate to discuss a pivotal piece of legislation that impacted all people with disabilities, and our society at large. The Americans with ...

As a father of a daughter with profound disabilities, my 14-year journey has encompassed agonizing isolation, relentless defeat, and overwhelming uncertainty. Firsthand, I’ve experienced that fathers ...

Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a person’s ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, ...