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Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities face severe mental health disparities

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, experience substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population of adults, ...

Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Face Critical Mental Health Care Gaps, New Study Finds

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are over nine times more likely to report a diagnosis of anxiety or depression and experience ...

Anxiety and depression are widespread in adults with disabilities. What the data show

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, experience substantially higher ...

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette's Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame' (EXCLUSIVE)

John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and real-life inspiration for "I Swear," was thrust into the ...