Autism may be significantly more common than previously thought, researchers said Monday.

A disability services provider in Maine is headed to jail after she over-billed the state’s Medicaid program by more than $4 million to pay for her children’s nanny, trips and other expenses.

For the first time in three months, the unemployment rate for Americans with disabilities eased somewhat in April, the Department of Labor said Friday.

A doctor who’s nationally known for using a chemical castration drug to treat kids with autism has had his medical license suspended amid allegations that his methods endanger children.

In an effort to make it easier for people with disabilities to access doctors, federal regulators are proposing a rule that would make it harder for states to cut Medicaid payments to providers.

Due to popular demand, a documentary about two men with autism will get a 100-city showing this month on the heels of a smaller nationwide release in April.

Economics alone don’t appear to be enough to settle the emotionally-charged debate surrounding the future of institutions for people with developmental disabilities.

Autism is just as common among adults as it is in children, a new study suggests, calling into question claims of an autism epidemic.

Nearly 100 disability advocates were arrested Monday as they protested against proposed changes to Medicaid which they said would force people with disabilities to live in institutions.

When passersby noticed a young woman with Down syndrome living on the streets with her mom, they called authorities. Now a court will decide whether or not the woman is best off with her mother.

An antibiotic regularly used to treat acne and strep throat is one of a handful of drugs that researchers are discovering could alter outcomes for individuals with intellectual disabilities.