A new documentary chronicling one woman’s experience as she assumes care of her sister with an intellectual disability is set to premiere on HBO later this month.

In an essay in this week’s Newsweek magazine, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin writes about the joys and challenges of raising a child with special needs.

A little money spent on temporary relief for caregivers goes a long way toward keeping kids and young adults with autism out of psychiatric hospitals, a new study suggests.

The Obama administration is proposing new rules to provide first-ever minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers who assist people with disabilities.

A new guide out this week aims to help parents as they contemplate medicating their kids to address challenging behaviors often associated with autism.

Having a child with Down syndrome may come as a surprise, but it’s a good experience, families are reporting in a trio of new surveys.

Caregivers of those with disabilities may soon have an easier time accessing respite care services, thanks to $1.1 million in grants designed to strengthen such programs.

More than 40 million Americans care for adults with disabilities and aging individuals, according to a new study valuing the volunteer care families provide at a whopping $450 billion annually.

In a bid to save money, Tennessee will soon stop paying for some with disabilities to receive help from two personal assistants at once. But the new rule could end up costing the state more.

A nationwide survey of caregivers of those with developmental disabilities is offering new evidence this week of the hardships many families face in accessing support services.

When Sarah Palin’s son Trig was born with Down syndrome, she received an outpouring of support from those affected by the disorder, recently released emails show.

As some states weigh trimming services for individuals with disabilities, an increasing number of families are choosing to relocate in search of greater supports.

More than 30 percent of fathers of grown children with autism experience symptoms of depression so severe that they warrant clinical attention, first-of-its-kind research indicates.

Already shouldering a hefty financial burden, new research indicates that parents of children with autism tend to earn nearly one-third less than those with typically developing children.

A Massachusetts woman will receive $7 million from four medical professionals who she says did not offer tests that could have led her to abort her child who was born with a disability.