Collaborative health advocacy for health promotion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Doerpinghaus, A., Hladik, L., Satterlund, E., Bentley, C., Kastern, E., St. John, B., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Collaborative health advocacy for health promotion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 7(1), 15–17.

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders beginning in childhood that most often present with cognitive limitations and/or impaired adaptive functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Individuals with IDD have unique needs and an increased risk of major health concerns that make access to health care services and health promotion essential (Anderson et al., 2013).