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Addressing Brain Health in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
Addressing Brain Health in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Certain groups of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) develop dementia at rates similar to older adults in the general population. However, adults with certain conditions, such as Down syndrome, develop Alzheimer's disease at greater rates. During this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, our guest discusses this issue and provides an overview of unique challenges in assessing for dementia in individuals with I/DD. She discusses strategies that primary care teams and others can use from the GSA publication, Addressing Brain Health in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities: A Companion to the KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Providers, to improve detection of dementia and care and services for adults with I/DD.
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Guest:
Lisa Comes
Service and Support Advisor
Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities
Host:
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director of Strategic Alliances
Gerontological Society of America
This podcast episode is supported by Eisai.
Download the transcript
Guest:
Lisa Comes
Service and Support Advisor
Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities
Host:
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director of Strategic Alliances
Gerontological Society of America
This podcast episode is supported by Eisai.
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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