A Tool for Supporting Communication in the Workplace for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle M. Pouliot ◽  
Eve Müller ◽  
Nancy F. Frasché ◽  
Ann S. Kern ◽  
Israelle H. Resti
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Language Impairments ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Pragmatic Communication ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Speech and language impairments can pose significant challenges to the successful workplace inclusion of young adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and/or autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Breakdowns are most likely to occur when support staff, workplace supervisors, or co-workers are unsure how to support effective communication. “Communication Stories” offer an innovative means of helping young adults with ID/ASD advocate for themselves by teaching others about the expressive, receptive, and social/pragmatic communication strategies they use. This article provides guidelines for how to develop customized, electronic “Communication Stories” for young adults with ID/ASD to use in the workplace. Suggestions are also given for use in other contexts, and for low-tech options.

scholarly journals Neurodevelopmental risk copy number variants in adults with intellectual disabilities and comorbid psychiatric disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 212 (5) ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan H. Thygesen ◽  
Kate Wolfe ◽  
Andrew McQuillin ◽  
Marina Viñas-Jornet ◽  
Neus Baena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Copy Number Variants ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Pathogenic Cnvs ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

BackgroundCopy number variants (CNVs) are established risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders. To date the study of CNVs in psychiatric illness has focused on single disorder populations. The role of CNVs in individuals with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric comorbidities are less well characterised.AimsTo determine the type and frequency of CNVs in adults with intellectual disabilities and comorbid psychiatric disorders.MethodA chromosomal microarray analysis of 599 adults recruited from intellectual disabilities psychiatry services at three European sites.ResultsThe yield of pathogenic CNVs was high – 13%. Focusing on established neurodevelopmental disorder risk loci we find a significantly higher frequency in individuals with intellectual disabilities and comorbid psychiatric disorder (10%) compared with healthy controls (1.2%, P<0.0001), schizophrenia (3.1%, P<0.0001) and intellectual disability/autism spectrum disorder (6.5%, P < 0.00084) populations.ConclusionsIn the largest sample of adults with intellectual disabilities and comorbid psychiatric disorders to date, we find a high rate of pathogenic CNVs. This has clinical implications for the use of genetic investigations in intellectual disability psychiatry.Declaration of interestNone.

Executive functioning in individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Roelofs ◽  
E. M. Visser ◽  
H. J. C. Berger ◽  
J. B. Prins ◽  
H. M. J. Van Schrojenstein Lantman-De Valk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
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