· Learning disabilities are not the same as mental retardation. By definition, someone with a learning disability has intelligence in the average or above-average range (above 70).

Following a father's determined advocacy for his daughter with an intellectual disability, Indian Railways has replaced the ...

In a few cases, people with mental retardation have been going on to college and earning credits without enrolling in special programs. Among them is Katherine Apostolides, ...

Years after the term “mental retardation” was stripped from many federal statutes, numerous references to “mentally retarded” remain. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to change that. A bill ...

The benefits of regular physical activity for individuals with mental retardation are numerous, including increased strength and endurance, better weight maintenance and reduced risk of many ...

Proving Mental Retardation In the 18 states with bans on executing convicted criminals who are mentally retarded, defining mental retardation can be a life and death issue. For Weekend Edition ...

Sept. 14, 2011— -- The medical community issued swift criticism Tuesday after Rep. Michele Bachmann dragged the safety of the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) into the political ...

Mental retardation is a social construct that means nothing in and of itself. As more people are recognizing, there are many forms of intelligence, and traditional testing methods just don’t ...

A man on Texas' death row for the 1997 killing of a Kerrville rancher is asking a judge to set aside his capital punishment, arguing his constitutional rights would be violated if he's put to ...

Teresa Lewis, a woman diagnosed with borderline mental retardation, is scheduled to be the first woman executed in Virginia since 1912 unless Governor Robert McDonnell or the U.S. Supreme Court ...

The goal of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is to increase the public's awareness and understanding of people who have mental retardation and other developmental ...