Health Promotion for Adults With Down Syndrome: What is Occupational Therapy’s Role?
O'Neill, K. V. (2020). Health promotion for adults with down syndrome: What is occupational therapy’s role? SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 5(4), 13–16. Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. It has been identified as the most common cause of intellectual disability, with a prevalence of more than 200,000 individuals in the United States (de Graaf et al., 2017). The number of individuals with DS aged 18–60
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