When Dementia Looks Different: Transitions for Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• By: Kristina Gasiewski, OTR/L, MEd, BCBA Laura Nagy, MS, CCC-SLP Lara Redcay, MEd, BCBA Amanda Duffy, MEd, BCBA, LBS Melmark
• January 5th, 2026
• assessment and screening, caregiver support, dementia, early detection, environmental adaptations, intellectual and developmental disabilities, quality of life, transition planning, Winter 2026 Issue
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Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are living longer lives then they have ever before (Bishop et al., 2015). Increased longevity means an increase in age-related changes and disorders such as dementia. Strydom et al. (2009) found that individuals with IDD are two to...

Autism Science Foundation’s Next Gen Sibs Project Expands with Support from Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA)

• By: | Autism Science Foundation
• October 17th, 2025
• autism research, clinical assessment, early detection, evidence-based interventions, genetic risk, multi-site collaboration, neurodevelopment, sibling studies
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University of Miami and King’s College London added as new sites On October 14, 2025, The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, announced it would expand its Next Gen Sibs Project from six to eight university...

A Mother’s Journey Advocating for Her Child’s Autism Diagnosis and What Fellow Educators Can Learn

• By: Shelley Hughes, OTR Pearson Clinical Assessments
• October 2nd, 2023
• access to resources, advocacy, assessments, diagnosis, diagnosis equity, early detection, early intervention, education, Fall 2023 Issue, improved outcomes, mental health, parents, racial disparities, research, screening, socioeconomic disparities, teachers, underdiagnosis of females
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As a registered occupational therapist (OTR) and Director of Portfolio Management and Delivery at Pearson Clinical Assessment, I have extensive experience working with students who have been diagnosed with a variety of conditions. And as a mom of an autistic daughter, I understand on a personal...

Early Screening Tool Leads to Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder

• By: Scott LaFee UC San Diego Health
• June 17th, 2021
• data, diagnosis, early detection, early diagnosis, early intervention, pediatricians, research, science, screening, Summer 2021 Issue, treatment
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Since it debuted in 2011, the Get SET Early program, which provides pediatricians and parents with a relatively simple process to screen for indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as age 1, has steadily grown in use and validation. Early screening and identification of...