Heritage Behavioral Services Blog

Attention Deficit  Tracing the effects of a specific gene deletion in mice revealed how it disrupts a brain circuit that filters out superfluous sensory input, such as background noise, so that the brain can focus on important information.

 The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) initial score of the Senate Republican’s health care plan confirms that this legislation will have a dire impact on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Dementia: A chronic disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. The way we walk can say a lot about us; fast walkers are seen as individuals with high energy, while slow walkers are seen as more relaxed. Our gait can reveal more than just our personality - it may also predict our brain health.

Mitch McConnell: GOP Senate Leader  Cuts to Medicaid — the primary source of supports for millions with disabilities — would continue for decades under a U.S. Senate proposal to cap the program, a nonpartisan analysis finds.