Crisis response is growing across the United States with increasingly broad phone, text, and chat response systems that lead to triaging callers who may be in need of further outreach. This might include deploying a mobile crisis response team and/or referring a caller to a crisis stabilization unit. The information set forth earlier aims to help advance the field and individual practices to ensure that persons with intellectual and/or other developmental disorders receive equivalent care and treatment with information that helps focus on this population's unique features and needs.
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Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry
August 2024
Department of Occupational Therapy Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Background: Restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB) is a core symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The structure of RRB subcategories and their relationship with atypical sensory processing in Japan are not well understood. This study examined subcategories of the RRB in Japanese children with ASD and explored their relationship with sensory processing.
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December 2024
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Down syndrome is the most prevalent genetic condition contributing to intellectual disability. Advancements in medical care have significantly increased the life expectancy of people with this condition, making employment a vital component for independent living and quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine the current literature on the employability and employment experiences of individuals with Down syndrome, focusing on the evolution of the employment rate and factors influencing employment such as cognitive and personal factors, societal attitudes, challenges, and effective support systems.
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September 2024
Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Friendships are an important aspect of social inclusion and can have a positive influence on a child's social and emotional wellbeing beyond childhood. A Microboard is a formal approach to building supportive relationships for people with intellectual disability. Establishing a Microboard during childhood may facilitate a peer support network that endures into adulthood.
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September 2024
Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
Adult siblings without disabilities play important roles in relation to their brothers and sisters with intellectual disabilities. This study reviewed knowledge about adult sibling relationships in Chinese societies, where one sibling has intellectual disability. Five English and two Chinese databases were searched for publications published up to 2022.
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September 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Constipation impacts health-related quality of life with a burden similar to other chronic conditions. This study characterises the prevalence of constipation and its associated factors in older adults with intellectual disability. Data from the Intellectual Disability Supplement of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing was analysed using bivariate and multivariate approaches.
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