Website: National Core Indicators (NCI)

National Core Indicators (NCI) is a program that works to establish indicators that measure the performance and progress toward change and improvement in systems of support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Report: Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2010

This report provides statistics on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) receiving residential and Medicaid-funded services in the United States.

Website: CDC: Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)

This webpage offers general information about the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) funded by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

Brief: University of Minnesota: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination

The study focused on the experiences of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and non-recipients and their families, particularly the impact that continuing or discontinuing SSI benefits has on individuals with disabilities after age 18.

Website: University of Minnesota: Institute on Community Integration

The Institute on Community Integration engages in research, training, technical assistance and information sharing.

Article: Marital Quality and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

This brief article examines divorce rates and marital satisfaction for parents of adolescents and adults with ASDs.

Book: CDC: Amazing Me: It’s Busy Being 3!

This book helps parents recognize the signs of normal child development as well as indicators of developmental delays.

Website: The University of Oregon: Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)

The University of Oregon engages in education, research and various projects pertaining to developmental disabilities.

Website: Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE)

AASPIRE is a collaboration between the academic community and the autism community.

Academic Research: A National Gateway to Self-Determination: Self-Determination and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What Does Research Tell Us?

The intent of this document is to provide a synthesis of major findings in the area of self-determination pertaining to youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.