Support for recognizing profound autism as a separate psychiatric diagnosis has gained momentum recently with several high-profile endorsements. Since a 2013 change to the American Psychiatric ...

People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have unique needs. This article discusses the work of PMLD ...

Adults with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to misuse prescription drugs as adults without disabilities, according to West Virginia University research. Jeanette Garcia, associate professor at ...

This 35-minute video and accompanying notes introduce the idea of "intensive interaction", a method of talking to those with severe communication problems, writes Sue Stevens. The package demonstrates ...

Disability can arrive slowly or in an instant. One day you’re independent, verbal, mobile. The next, you’re navigating a ...

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 ...

Bronwyn Hemsley has received research grant funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality & Safeguards Commission for work unrelated to this article ...

GENEVA, Ill. (WKRC) - A man was sentenced to decades in prison for impregnating a woman with a "severe or profound intellectual disability" who was not able to give consent. According to a release ...

August 4, 2010 — Prolonged mechanical ventilation gobbles up a huge proportion of healthcare dollars and still results in persistent, profound disability. Family members or other decision makers ...

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Allison and Charles Hill are farmers-in-training. The Hills recently purchased 90 acres adjacent to their Leet Township home and launched Harvesting Hope Acres, a nonprofit farm that will be dedicated ...