The Heritage Foundation member Adam Kissel, of Charleston, West Virginia, asks the panelists how they would measure their ...

Another proposed change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is raising concerns, this time involving the new definition and relabeling of mental retardation. There are already ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court tightened its rules on capital punishment again Tuesday, ruling that Texas — the nation's leader in executions — cannot use a decades-old definition of intellectual ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday once again found itself weighing the impact of intelligence testing and family and school influences on whether a state may execute a criminal defendant who is close ...

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

Intellectual interference by legislators pretending to be professors is dangerous for higher education in Iowa. To produce ...