Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin.Suddenly the San Diego middle schooler…
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Feds announce settlement over Iowa disability center abuse
By MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press
The U.S. Justice Department has announced a settlement with the state of Iowa to resolve allegations of abuse and…
Pregnancy is a genetic battlefield –how conflicts of interest pit mom’s and…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University(THE CONVERSATION)…
Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who killed his mother and buried her body in her backyard was…
Texas to execute man for killing mother nearly 20 years ago
By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution on Wednesday for…
Appeals Court weighs death row inmate’s disability claims
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black told a state appeals court on Tuesday…
Tennessee DA seeks death sentence commutation, AG against
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's conservative attorney general and Nashville's liberal district attorney are at odds over whether a death row inmate is intellectually…
Judge sets steps for more NC disabled people to live at home
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health agency is weighing whether to challenge a judge's order demanding that the state ramp up services for people with intellectual…
Do ADHD and Autism Share Same Genes
In the group of neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD and autism have a number of things in common: They are two of the most common child psychiatric diagnoses, both diagnoses are highly…
Suit: Care home resident died with paper jammed in windpipe
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press
Cheryl Yewdall spent most of her life at a Philadelphia care home for people with developmental disabilities. It…