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The Gastric Distress Questionnaire: Initial Validation of a Screening Tool for Gastric Pain in People with IDD, Kelly Wade, (Tackboard #1) The Association of Social Communication and Sensory Regulation Traits to Cognition in Infants with Varying Levels of Neurodevelopmental Risk,…
Mobility and fall risk among adolescents and young, middle, and older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Adolescents and transition-aged youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience mobility limitations and injurious falls at higher rates than their neurotypical peers. In this symposium, we will present global self-reported and observational data that place the issue in the…
Understanding Social, Vocational, and Service Experiences of Adults with IDD: Application of Socioecological Framework
Research on autistic adults and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) often focuses solely on the individual with the disability. However, there are multiple levels of influence on an individual's quality of life and wellbeing. This panel applies a…
Clinical impairments and key predictors of degeneration during aging in female premutation carriers of the Fragile X gene, FMR1
Premutation alleles of the Fragile X gene, FMR1, are associated with a range of psychiatric and physical health conditions that reduce quality of life for carriers and their families. Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), a neurodegenerative disease defined by action…
The Dynamic Interplay of Physical Health and Cognition Across Adulthood in People with IDD: Characterizing Modifiable Risk Factors and Compensatory Strategies
While risk factors (Campbell et al., 2009) and compensatory strategies (Tomaszewski Farias et al., 2018) related to aging in the general population are well delineated, far less research has investigated these factors in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)…
Transforming Healthcare for Autistic People: From Challenges to Solutions
Autistic people experience substantial disparities in their health outcomes and their healthcare utilization and access. For instance, they may face delays in diagnosis, challenges with accessing care, poorer care quality, lower satisfaction with care, and limited access to healthcare providers…
GI Symptoms and Food-related Behavior in Congenital Neurodevelopmental Syndromes
In a number of congenital neurodevelopmental syndromes with comorbid intellectual disability (ID), significant percentages of affected individuals experience infant feeding difficulties and childhood gastrointestinal (GI) issues which may persist into adulthood and adversely affect health and quality of life. This…