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Training Healthcare Professionals to Work with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Smith, Sydnie E.; McCann, Hannah P.; Urbano, Richard C.; Dykens, Elizabeth M.; Hodapp, Robert M. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This study assessed 155 healthcare providers, from nine disciplines, who work professionally with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Using a national, web-based survey, respondents rated their experience, comfort, and competence in treating individuals with different disability types and preferred methods of continuing…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Allied Health Personnel, Professional Development
Evolving Definitions of Autism and Impact on Eligibility for Developmental Disability Services: California Case Example
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Williams, Marian E.; Wheeler, Barbara Y.; Linder, Lisa; Jacobs, Robert A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
When establishing eligibility for developmental disability (DD) services, definitions of specific diagnostic conditions, such as autism, impact policy. Under the Medicaid home and community-based waiver program, states have discretion in determining specific program or service eligibility criteria, the nature of supports to be provided, and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Eligibility, State Standards
Preparing Tomorrow's Doctors to Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Havercamp, Susan M.; Ratliff-Schaub, Karen; Macho, Patricia Navas; Johnson, Cherelle N.; Bush, Kelsey L.; Souders, Heather T. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities have poorer health and face unique barriers to health care compared to people without disabilities. These health disparities can be partially attributed to physicians' limited knowledge about caring for patients with developmental disabilities. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Medical Education
Informing and Equipping Parents of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Gilson, Cathy B.; Bethun, Lauren K.; Carter, Erik W.; McMillan, Elise D. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The importance of supporting families with members who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is well established in both policy and research. Yet little is known about how familiar parents are with existing resources (e.g., programs, supports, trainings), what information they would consider most helpful, and how they would prefer…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Socioeconomic Status, Familiarity, Intellectual Disability
Lessons Learned from Our Elders: How to Study Polypharmacy in Populations with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Stortz, Jessica N.; Lake, Johanna K.; Cobigo, Virginie; Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène M. J.; Lunsky, Yona – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
"Polypharmacy" is the concurrent use of multiple medications, including both psychotropic and non-psychotropic drugs. Although it may sometimes be clinically indicated, polypharmacy can have a number of negative consequences, including medication nonadherence, adverse drug reactions, and undesirable drug--drug interactions. The objective…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Older Adults
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Health Care among Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Magana, Sandra; Parish, Susan L.; Rose, Roderick A.; Timberlake, Maria; Swaine, Jamie G. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examined racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care for children with autism and other developmental disabilities and whether disparities varied for children with autism compared to children with other developmental disabilities. Analyzing data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (N = 4,414), we compared…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Autism, Developmental Disabilities