Instead of spreading misinformation, RFK Jr. should advocate for better care for aging Americans with the disorder.

An adult with mental retardation who commits a murder should be held legally accountable (assuming the retardation is not so profound as to render him or her incompetent to stand trial).

A team of Harvard doctors has discovered a new hereditary disease, caused by an enzyme deficiency, which leads to mental retardation. Children afflicted with the disease exhibit a built-in ...

In more recent decades, the diagnostic criteria for autism have broadened, producing a spectrum ranging from severe impacts to more modest ones. Today’s definition encompasses “individuals with milder ...

IN his February 5, 1963, message to Congress on mental illness and mental retardation, President Kennedy stated, "we must improve the programs and facilities serving the mentally ill and the ...