NYT: Developmentally Disabled in New York Are Getting Too Many Antipsychotics

Developmentally Disabled

(Healthland) The New York Times continued on Friday its important, but distressing, series of articles on the maltreatment of the developmentally disabled in New York State and the lack of oversight of their care in the state’s group homes.Continue.

For New Jersey disabled adults, smaller may be better

Developmentally Disabled

(North Jersey) The commissioner tried to explain why New Jersey needs to close one of its seven institutions for the developmentally disabled if it is to care for more of the 40,000 adults in the state who can’t take care of themselves.Continue.

Obama Administration Announces $749 Million to Fund Housing

Developmentally Disabled

(HUD) WASHINGTON – Thousands more very low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities will have access to affordable supportive housing thanks to $749 million in housing assistance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Continue.

New study suggests autism starts in the womb

Developmentally Disabled

(CNN) Children with autism have many more brain cells than typically developing children, researchers have found, supporting previous research that suggests that autism may be caused by something going awry before a baby is born as opposed to something triggering autism in a toddler.Continue.

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