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 ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.

Audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities are often underserved by the arts, and this tour is about changing ...

MACON, Ga. — Linda Hayes calls her son Daryl Jr. "the light" of her life. Daryl Jr. was diagnosed with profound intellectual disability and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a condition that causes ...