Puberty. Just the word can make parents cringe. With puberty comes body odor, body hair, menstrual periods, fluctuating emotions, and crushes. It can be a challenging and confusing time for ...

Linda DiStefano, of Port Washington, left, is a retired high school English special education teacher, and now is a group leader of the Books for Dessert Club. She is seen here along with John Milano, ...

Intelligence is the general mental capacity that involves reasoning, planning, solving problems, thinking abstractly, comprehending complex ideas, learning efficiently, and learning from experience ...

For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Next Chapter Book Club, or NCBC, offers a safe space for these individuals to build community and strengthen their literacy skills. First ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

“But God” became two of the most beautiful words in the Bible for Paulette and Peter Teague. The words gave hope for God’s gracious intervention to bring good from their daughter Jessica’s devastating ...

The New Testament shows many instances of Jesus ministering to the sick and disabled—another of his revolutionary acts, since they were often shunned. Jesus had the power to heal, the scriptures teach ...

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 ...

61 million adult Americans live with some sort of disability. 61 million adult Americans live with some sort of physical, sensory, or intellectual disability. When parents receive the news—prenatally ...

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 ...