Training professional caregivers to screen for report of cognitive changes in persons with intellectual disability

Training professional caregivers to screen for report of cognitive changes in persons with intellectual disability

Abstract Introduction By age 60, 60% of adults with Down syndrome (DS) have dementia. Detecting dementia in persons with intellectual disability (ID) can be challenging because their underlying cognitive impairment can confound presentation of dementia symptoms and because adults with ID may have di...

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Main Authors: Art Walaszek, Tammi Albrecht, Tamara LeCaire, Noelia Sayavedra, Molly Schroeder, Jody Krainer, Gregory Prichett, Mickell Wilcenski, Sarah Endicott, Sydney Russmann, Cynthia M. Carlsson, Jane Mahoney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
dementia
Down syndrome
intellectual disability
medical education
National Task Group Early Detection Screen for Dementia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12345
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