Can people with developmental disabilities have children?

First, that is an incorrect term and the proper one is intellectual disability not mental retardation. Second, unless there are other biomedical issues involved, persons with intellectual disability can have kids and with proper support, and this varies by individual, can be good parents. read more

Developmental disabilities begin anytime during the developmental period and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime. Most developmental disabilities begin before a baby is born, but some can happen after birth because of injury, infection, or other factors. read more

The history of discrimination toward individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities includes the denial of rights and opportunities to have and to raise their own children. This history has included segregation and involuntary sterilization of adolescents and adults. read more