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Direct linkManduchi, Beatrice; Walshe, Margaret; Burke, Éilish; Carroll, Rachael; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Choking is a serious and under-recognised condition for adults with intellectual disability (ID), with health, psychological and potentially fatal consequences. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for choking in a population-based sample of older adults with ID. Method: 597 adults with ID (mean age: 60 years…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Eating Disorders, Incidence, Older Adults
Tournier, Tess; Wolkorte, Ria; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Jahoda, Andrew; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Families have a significant role in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors. However, it is not clear how actively families are involved when people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors are living in out-of-home care. This scoping review explored the frequency and type of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Behavior Problems
Tyrer, Freya; Kiani, Reza; Rutherford, Mark J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: There is a need to systematically compare and contrast mortality predictors and disparities in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) for global prevention strategy development. Method: Bibliographic databases and grey literature were searched using systematic review methodology and the machine learning tool "Abstrackr."…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Death, Predictor Variables, Prevention
Weir, Elizabeth; Allison, Carrie; Warrier, Varun; Baron-Cohen, Simon – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic individuals may be at risk of premature mortality, and physical health comorbidity increases this risk; however, most studies fail to include older autistic adults or consider lifestyle-related factors that affect health. We developed an anonymous, online physical health survey. The final sample included n = 2368 individuals (mean age =…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, At Risk Persons
McCarron, Mary; O'Dwyer, Marie; Burke, Eilish; McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
There are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older adults with an ID. To begin to address this prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for participants in the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Associations with demographic variables and co morbid health conditions were…
Descriptors: Incidence, Epilepsy, Comorbidity, Older Adults
Harkin, Emma; Doyle, Alison; Mc Guckin, Conor – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
Students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Republic of Ireland are required to have a formal psycho-educational assessment from an educational psychologist to register with Disability Services in HEIs, to be eligible for support through the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD). Such…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Higher Education, Screening Tests, Psychoeducational Clinics
Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
Chapple, Christine; Kinsella, William – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
West Syndrome is a severe, early-onset epilepsy syndrome, with significant implications for subsequent neurological and cognitive development. While most children with a prior diagnosis of West Syndrome initially follow a normal developmental trajectory, there is evidence of subsequent emergence of clusters of difficulties, including autism…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Case Studies, Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The prevalence of comorbid psychological disorders, behaviours associated with comorbid psychopathology, epilepsy, gastrointestinal…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
