In this podcast, Dr. Jean Solodiuk reviews approaches to the recognition and assessment of pain in children with intellectual disability. Dr. Solodiuk describes ways to define and measure pain in an individualized fashion, discusses collaborative approaches to pain management involving caregivers, and illustrates these principles using case examples.

After this podcast, listeners will be able to:
• Recognize the sources of complexity in defining the pain experience in children with intellectual disability
• Apply an individualized approach to describing pain behaviors and severity for medically complex patients
• Develop strategies to include caregivers in the assessment and management of pain

Articles referenced:
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•8:31 Melzack R, Wall PD. Pain mechanisms: a new theory. Science. 1965;150(3699):971-979.
•34:40 Morse BL, Solodiuk JC, Greco CD, Mauskar S, Hauer J. Initial Validation of GRASP: A Differential Diagnoses Algorithm for Children With Medical Complexity and an Unknown Source of Pain. Hosp Pediatr. 2020;10(8):633-640.

Initial publication date: December 22, 2022

Citation: Solodiuk J, Perez C, Daniel D, Wolbrink TA. Understanding the pain behaviors of nonverbal children with intellectual disability. 12/2022. Online Podcast. OPENPediatrics. soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/understanding-pain-behaviors-of-nonverbal-children-with-intellectual-disability.

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