by Dan DeMarle | Mar 24, 2022 | Autism, Intellectual Disability
A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will further clarify the diagnoses. The American Psychiatric Association...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 18, 2022 | Autism, Autism Research, Intellectual Disability
More than half of people with autism in the United States have an average or above-average intelligence quotient (IQ), an uptick over previous estimates, a new longitudinal study of children in Minnesota suggests. The rise could reflect a heightened awareness and...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 12, 2022 | Employment, Intellectual Disability, Transition
RALEIGH 321 Coffee — a cafe and roaster that exclusively hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — is launching an expanded partnership with Pendo to service the software company’s new in-office coffee bar when it opens in early 2022. Pendo will...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 20, 2021 | Autism, Covid-19, Intellectual Disability
New research finds that adults with autism, intellectual disabilities, or mental health disorders are at increased risk for COVID-19 and severe illness. After sorting through data from more than a million people, researchers found that autistic people, or those with...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 6, 2021 | Covid-19, Intellectual Disability
Sara*, 22, was doing well until COVID-19 hit. She was working at a café where most of the employees, like her, have an intellectual disability. She’d gotten good at making lattes and had just created a video resume for a Starbucks job. She enjoyed living with her...
by Dan DeMarle | May 15, 2021 | Classroom, Distance Learning/ELearning, Intellectual Disability, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Speech and Language, Teaching, Teaching
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Special Education is sharing the following parent video series: Supporting the Learning of Children with Significant Cognitive Disabilities at Home, recently published by two U.S. Department of Education,...
