Risk of Criminal Justice System Interactions in Young Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Findings From a National Birth Cohort.

Objective: To examine criminal justice system (CJS) interactions and pathways through the justice system for young adults with ADHD compared to young adults without ADHD.

Method: Nationwide 3-year birth cohort study using linked health and CJS data. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to examine associations between ADHD and police proceedings, court charges, court convictions, and incarcerations.

Responding to neurodiversity in the courtroom: A brief evaluation of environmental accommodations to increase procedural fairness.

Recent research has highlighted that a high prevalence of young adults who have various forms of neurodivergence come into contact with the criminal justice system. Currently, many courts are not designed to respond to neurological differences often seen in young people who engage with them. The aim of this study was to identify ways to make locality courts more accessible, engaging, and ultimately more responsive to neurodivergence.

COVID-19: Evolving challenges and opportunities for residential and vocational intellectual disability service providers.

The sustainability of service provision continues to be a challenge in the field of intellectual disability due to changes in delivery as part of intermittent or ongoing lockdown requirements during the COVID-19 global pandemic. There are many facets to this that may have temporary or permanent impacts not only on the sector, but ultimately for service access and outcomes for people with intellectual disability themselves. This narrative literature review identifies both opportunities for, and impacts on, service providers across jurisdictions.

Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand.

Sensationalist headlines and highly publicised criminal cases lead many in the public to believe that people with autism are more likely to engage in criminal behaviour. However, recent studies present an unresolved debate, and indicate this may not necessarily be the case. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism, and determine whether offence types differ between these groups.

COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring family members' and paid staff's perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

: This protocol outlines research to explore family members' and paid staff's perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Evidence suggests that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience disparities in healthcare access and utilisation. This disparity was evident early in the pandemic when discussions arose regarding the potential exclusion of this population to critical care.

Aging With Intellectual Disabilities in Families: Navigating Ever-Changing Seas-A Theoretical Model.

Life expectancy is increasing for people with intellectual disability, many of whom live with family. While there has been research about aging and future planning, there is limited evidence about the characteristics of the caregiving relationship. The aim of this study was to examine perspectives of caregiving for older people with intellectual disability and their family.

A Child-centered Method of Interviewing Children with Movement Impairments.

Aims: Children are increasingly included in qualitative research and new methods for interviewing children are emerging. The aim of this article is to describe and discuss the strategies of a child-centered method of data collection for interviewing children with movement impairments to explore their leisure participation experiences.

Methods: A study was conducted using an Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) to explore leisure participation experiences of children with movement impairments aged 6 to 12 years.

"I'm still here": Exploring what matters to people with intellectual disability during advance care planning.

Background: This study sought to identify, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities and life limiting conditions, the factors that strengthened and inhibited their Advance Care Planning.

Methods: This in depth qualitative study explored the experiences of four people with intellectual disability and life limiting conditions, through interviews and documentation reviews.

Results: There was strong agreement across all participants about what positively influenced Advance Care Planning, namely; going at my pace; supporting me to make my own choices; adapting the process to suit me, and, most importantly; continuing to support and plan the life I'm still living.

"I do like the activities which I can do…" Leisure participation experiences of children with movement impairments.

Aim: To explore in depth the leisure participation experiences of children with movement impairments.

Methods: We used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach to interpret and understand the experiences of 22 children with movement impairments, aged between 6 and 12 years. Children expressed their views through flexible child-centred methods of data collection that allowed the children to draw, paint, use stickers, and demonstrate their leisure activities and equipment while communicating about their experiences.

Leisure Participation Patterns of Children With Movement Impairments in New Zealand.

Purpose: To investigate the leisure participation patterns of children with movement impairments in New Zealand.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with children with movement impairments aged 6 to 12 years using the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.

Perceptions of physiotherapists towards research: a mixed methods study.

Objectives: To explore the perceptions of physiotherapists towards the use of and participation in research.

Design: Concurrent mixed methods research, combining in-depth interviews with three questionnaires (demographics, Edmonton Research Orientation Survey, visual analogue scales for confidence and motivation to participate in research).

Setting: One physiotherapy department in a rehabilitation hospital, consisting of seven specialised areas.

The role of key workers in supporting people with intellectual disability in the self-management of their diabetes: a qualitative New Zealand study.

The incidence of diabetes in people with an intellectual disability, although unknown, is indicated to be higher than the general population. Given the challenges individuals with intellectual disability may face, this population is often dependent upon key workers to manage their health and well-being. One aim of a wider study on the self-management of diabetes by people with intellectual disability was to explore how key workers supported their self-management.

Risk and Resilience Factors in the Mental Health and Well-Being of Women with Intellectual Disability.

Background: Women with intellectual disability are thought to be at increased risk of mental illness, yet little is known about resiliency factors supporting women's mental health. This article reports on such factors drawn from a study that aimed to address how women with intellectual disability experience their mental health and well-being.

Materials And Methods: Utilizing a broad qualitative approach, 25 New Zealand women, aged 21-65 years were interviewed about their life from childhood to the present, including, where relevant, their experience of mental illness.

Prevention of falls for adults with intellectual disability (PROFAID): a feasibility study.

Purpose: A novel physiotherapy intervention for people with intellectual disability (ID) to improve balance was developed and evaluated in a feasibility study which quantitatively assessed potential benefits on measures of balance, gait and activity participation, and qualitatively explored its acceptability, utility and feasibility.

Methods: Participants were 27 adults with mild to profound ID (mean age 53 years SD 10.9).

Association between motor functioning and leisure participation of children with physical disability: an integrative review.

Aim: The aim of this integrative review is to synthesize the evidence of association between motor functioning and leisure participation of children with physical disability.

Method: We conducted a systematic electronic search of key databases from the period 1 January 2001 to 30 April 2014 using relevant keywords. The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool was used to assess the quality of the qualitative and quantitative studies included and carried out in children with physical disability aged 6 to 12 years.

Reflections on a participatory project: the rewards and challenges for the lead researchers.

Background: Participatory action research (PAR) offers potential for people with an intellectual disability to have an active voice in service provision. However, ensuring their meaningful engagement is not without challenges. Guided by PAR, a recent project to develop a quality of life tool provided learning opportunities for the lead researchers.