Publications by authors named "Angela M Lombardo"
Article Synopsis
- - Adults with intellectual disabilities often struggle with high unemployment rates, and some employers are hesitant to adopt inclusive hiring practices due to a lack of knowledge and successful examples.
- - The Down Syndrome Program (DSP) at a pediatric hospital in New England created an inclusive employment program to train young adults with Down syndrome in essential job skills within a clinical setting.
- - The case study highlights that the program's success relied on customized strategies to cater to individual needs and resulted in a framework of best practices that other organizations can use to employ individuals with disabilities effectively.
Co-occurring conditions in Down syndrome: Findings from a clinical database.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet
December 2023
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) experience a range of medical and neurodevelopmental conditions, necessitating systematic study of their occurrence and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes. We describe the prevalence and relationships of medical, neurodevelopmental (ND), and mental health (MH) conditions in children with DS. We created a prospective clinical database of individuals with DS, integrated into the workflow of a specialty Down Syndrome Program at a specialty pediatric referral hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDown syndrome (DS) is a complex condition associated with multiple medical, developmental, and behavioral concerns. A prospective, longitudinal clinical database was integrated into a specialty Down Syndrome Program, with the goals of better understanding the incidence, course, and impact of co-occurring medical, neurodevelopmental, and mental health conditions in DS. We describe the process of developing the database, including a systematic approach to data collection and database infrastructure, and report on feasibility, challenges, and solutions of initial implementation.
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