The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: A whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults.
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| Title: | The relative influence of intellectual disabilities and autism on sensory impairments and physical disability: A whole‐country cohort of 5.3 million children and adults. |
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| Authors: | Kinnear, Deborah (AUTHOR), Rydzewska, Ewelina (AUTHOR), Dunn, Kirsty (AUTHOR), Hughes‐McCormack, Laura (AUTHOR), Melville, Craig (AUTHOR), Henderson, Angela (AUTHOR), Cooper, Sally‐Ann (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Sep2020, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p1059-1068. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Autism, Blindness, Deafness, People with intellectual disabilities, People with disabilities, Logistic regression analysis, Effect sizes (Statistics), Sensory disorders, Odds ratio |
| Geographic Terms: | Scotland |
| Abstract: | Background: Intellectual disabilities and autism are lifelong and often co‐occur. Little is known on their extent of independent association with sensory impairments and physical disability. Methods: For Scotland's population, logistic regressions investigated age–gender‐adjusted odds ratios (OR) of associations, independently, of intellectual disabilities and autism with sensory impairments and physical disability. Results: 1,548,819 children/youth, and 3,746,584 adults. In children/youth, the effect size of intellectual disabilities and autism, respectively, was as follows: blindness (OR = 30.12; OR = 2.63), deafness (OR = 13.98; OR = 2.31), and physical disability (OR = 43.72; OR = 5.62). For adults, the effect size of intellectual disabilities and autism, respectively, was as follows: blindness (OR = 16.89; OR = 3.29), deafness (OR = 7.47; OR = 2.36), and physical disability (OR = 6.04; OR = 3.16). Conclusions: Intellectual disabilities have greater association with the population burden of sensory impairments/physical disability, but autism is also associated regardless of overlap with intellectual disabilities. These may impact further on communication limitations due to autism and intellectual disabilities, increasing complexity of assessments/management of other health conditions. Clinicians need to be aware of these important issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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