The defense team for a Decatur man charged with capital murder in 2018 has filed a motion for the judge to bar the death penalty because of an intellectual disability, court documents say.

A Decatur man charged with capital murder seeks protection from the death penalty even as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to reexamine, in an appeal by the state of Alabama, guidelines on when ...

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) has released phenotypic and genetic data from the Autism Inpatient ...

Researchers have released genetic and behavioral data from over 1,500 children and adolescents with autism who were ...

In addition to IQ, other factors that define intellectual disability are “significant or substantial deficits in adaptive behavior” and the onset of those qualities before age 18.

Social isolation and loneliness have been pervasive public health concerns in America, especially impacting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Both mental and physical ...

Smith, Alabama contends that the courts below misapplied Hall and Moore by proceeding to the adaptive-functioning prong of the intellectual-disability test despite no IQ score clearly at or below 70.

Michaels completes acquisition of Joann's intellectual property and fan-favorite labels David J. Phillip FILE - In this April 24, 2020 file photo, customers lineup outside a Michaels store in Houston.