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Damien Wright; Aisling Kenny; Lindsay A. M. Mizen; Andrew G. McKechanie; Andrew C. Stanfield – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This study aimed to describe the behavioral profile of individuals with SYNGAP1-ID. Parents/carers of 30 individuals aged 3-18 years old with a diagnosis of SYNGAP1-ID and 21 typically developing individuals completed the Vineland-3 Adaptive Behavior Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist. We found that those with SYNGAP1-ID showed fewer adaptive…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Age Differences, Epilepsy, Comorbidity
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Thurm, Audrey; Srivastava, Siddharth – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Individuals living with intellectual disability can have multiple co-occurring medical conditions including associated genetic diagnoses. The number of genetic etiologies associated with ID is growing, with some quite new and rare, and others more common and associated with what is often considered a syndrome. In the context of genetic etiologies…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Etiology, Genetics
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Phillips, Kimberly G.; Wishengrad, Jeanne S.; Houtenville, Andrew J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Inpatient hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) among beneficiaries with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were examined using Medicaid and commercial claims from 2010-2014 in New Hampshire. IDD was defined with "International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Patients, Hospitals
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Nash, Rebecca; Riley, Catharine; Paramsothy, Pangaja; Gilbertson, Kendra; Raspa, Melissa; Wheeler, Anne; Dziuban, Eric J.; Peacock, Georgina – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) display wide-ranging intellectual and behavioral abilities that affect daily life. We describe the educational setting of students with FXS and assess the relationships between school setting, co-occurring conditions, and functional ability using a national survey sample (n = 982). The majority of students…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Individualized Education Programs
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Reisinger, Debra L.; Roberts, Jane E. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Social skills are critical for academic, social, and psychological success of children with both typical and atypical development. Boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) are at high risk for social skill impairments, given intellectual impairments and secondary conditions. The present study examines the impact of adaptive behavior, autism symptoms,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Males
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Schoufour, Josje D.; Oppewal, Alyt; van der Maarl, Hanne J. K.; Hermans, Heidi; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Festen, Dederieke A. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
We studied the association between multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and mortality in 1,050 older adults (50+) with intellectual disability (ID). Multimorbidity (presence of = 4 chronic health conditions) and polypharmacy (presence = 5 chronic medication prescriptions) were collected at baseline. Multimorbidity included a wide range of disorders,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Chronic Illness
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Tonnsen, Bridgette L.; Boan, Andrea D.; Bradley, Catherine C.; Charlest, Jane; Cohen, Amy; Carpenter, Laura A. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often co-occur with intellectual disability (ID) and are associated with poorer psychosocial and family-related outcomes than ID alone. The present study examined the prevalence, stability, and characteristics of ASD estimates in 2,208 children with ASD and ID identified through the South Carolina Autism and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Kidd, Sharon A.; Raspa, Melissa; Clark, Renée; Usrey-Roos, Holly; Wheeler, Anne C.; Liu, Jessica A.; Wylie, Amanda; Sherman, Stephanie L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The objectives were to describe the demographic characteristics of children with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and to determine predictors of attendance at Fragile X (FX) clinics. Findings from the Community Support Network (CSN) and Our Fragile X World (OFXW) samples showed that children who attended FX Clinics were mostly male, high-school aged or…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Predictor Variables, Individual Characteristics, Participation