What are intellectual and developmental disabilities? Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

The US Supreme Court will hear Hamm v. Smith on Wednesday, December 10, a death penalty case testing how courts should treat multiple IQ scores when deciding whether a death-row prisoner is ...

On Wednesday, the state of Georgia plans to execute Willie James Pye even though in any other state his execution would likely be unconstitutional. Georgia is the only state that requires capital ...

Reginald Jackson has been ruled intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, upholding a ...

Phase I Safety, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of the Thrombospondin-1–Mimetic Angiogenesis Inhibitor ABT-510 in Patients With Advanced Cancer Clinicians often assume that children with ...

Adaptive functioning essentially describes how well someone can perform daily activities and manage social interactions relative to their age and cultural expectations. These skills are crucial for ...