It has come to light that eight intellectually disabled couples who wanted to get married or live together were sterilized at a group home in Hokkaido. The sterilizations are said to have begun more ...

Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...

What was going to happen to their 31-year-old intellectually disabled sister when Caroline could no longer look after her? “I ...