Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don't have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The estimated prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in a New Jersey study more than tripled during a 6-year ...

Expert Community Care Management (ECCM) is a point of entry for families whose loved ones need services for intellectual disabilities or autism. The Erie County-founded nonprofit, which provides ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 14—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services this week released the latest issue of the Positive ...

Prison psychological specialist Christine Ransom, right, leads a group session for inmates, Dec. 14, 2023, in the Neurodevelopmental Residential Treatment Unit at Pennsylvania's State Correctional ...

A new study finds more than 12,000 adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live with caregivers over the age of 60. More than 46,000 individuals with autism, intellectual, or ...

I recently had the honor of visiting Barber National Institute in Erie and meeting the students, parents, caregivers, advocates, and direct support professionals (DSPs) who make sure those with ...

LONDON (AP) — Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers ...