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Editorial: Special edition on Williams Syndrome
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - September 14, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Deborah M. Riby, Melanie A. Porter Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Unsupportive parenting and internalising behaviour problems in children with or without intellectual disability
ConclusionsChildren with ID were found to be at higher risk of experiencing unsupportive, negative parenting than children with TD. Children of depressed fathers were especially vulnerable to developing internalising behaviour problems in an unsupportive parenting context. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - September 12, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: N. V. Rodas, S. M. Zeedyk, B. L. Baker Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Breast cancer and screening in persons with an intellectual disability living in institutions in France
ConclusionsThe results of this study show that BC is equally as frequent among women with ID living in institutions as in the general population, and occurs at around the same age. Obesity was significantly more frequent among women in whom BC was diagnosed in our study. Participation in BC screening is slightly higher among women with ID living in institutions than among the general population. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: B. Tr étarre, S. Bourgarel, A. Stoebner‐Delbarre, W. Jacot, F. Bessaoud, D. Satge Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Attentional bias in problematic drinkers with and without mild to borderline intellectual disability
ConclusionTaking the large variability in the strength of the attentional bias and the poor psychometric qualities of the measures into consideration, it is concluded that the use of these measures for clinical purposes is discouraged. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: N. Duijvenbode, R. Didden, H. P. L. M. Korzilius, R. C. M. E. Engels Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

‘What vision?’: experiences of Team members in a community service for adults with intellectual disabilities
DiscussionThe perceived absence of a vision for the service, combined with a dominant culture viewed by its members as strongly focussed on bureaucracy and process, potentially compromises the ability of these CTs to respond proactively to the needs of people with IDs. Given the changes in legislation, policy and practice that have taken place since CTs were established, it would be timely to revisit their role and purpose. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: I. C. H. Clare, E. M. Madden, A. J. Holland, C. J. T. Farrington, S. Whitson, S. Broughton, A. Lillywhite, E. Jones, K. A. Wade, M. Redley, A. P. Wagner Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Predictors of self ‐reported alcohol use and attitudes toward alcohol among 11‐year‐old British children with and without intellectual disability
ConclusionPublic health interventions to reduce potentially harmful drinking among children in general must recognise that children with ID are a potentially high risk group and ensure that interventions are appropriately adjusted to take account of their particular needs and situation. Future research in this area is needed to untangle the causal pathways between attitudes toward alcohol and alcohol use among children with ID and the extent to which levels of alcohol use and predictors of alcohol use may be moderated by severity of ID. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: E. Emerson, J. Robertson, S. Baines, C. Hatton Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Do ‐Not‐Attempt‐Resuscitation orders for people with intellectual disabilities: dilemmas and uncertainties for ID physicians and trainees. The importance of the deliberation process
ConclusionThe theory we developed clarifies that DNAR decision‐making for people with IDs is complex and causes uncertainties. This theory offers a sound basis for training courses for physicians to deal with uncertainties regarding DNAR decision‐making, as well as a method for advance care planning. Health care organisations are strongly advised to implement a procedure regarding DNAR decision‐making. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 26, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: A. M. A. Wagemans, H. M. J. Schrojenstein Lantman ‐de Valk, I. M. Proot, A. M. Bressers, J. Metsemakers, I. Tuffrey‐Wijne, M. Groot, L. M. G. Curfs Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Executive function and academic achievement in primary – grade students with Down syndrome
ConclusionsAspects of EF are critical to academic achievement in DS but differentially so relative to typical development. Implications for educational instruction are discussed. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 25, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: E. Will, D. J. Fidler, L. Daunhauer, B. Gerlach ‐McDonald Tags: Original manuscript Source Type: research

Psychiatric hospitalisation among individuals with intellectual disability referred to the START crisis intervention and prevention program
ConclusionsAmong this high‐risk referred group, more than 1 in 4 individuals were hospitalised in the year prior to referral. While results from the analyses will help profile those at risk for hospitalisation, the findings suggest that interventions at the policy level may play an important role in reducing psychiatric hospitalisation. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 25, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: L. G. Kalb, J. Beasley, A. Klein, J. Hinton, L. Charlot Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Developmental trajectories of structural and pragmatic language skills in school ‐aged children with Williams syndrome
ConclusionThe data provide new insights into diverging developmental trajectories across language domains. Expressive structural language skills tend to progress more rapidly than receptive language skills in children with WS causing more distinctive language profiles over time. Some children with WS seem to benefit from the growth in expressive structural language abilities to enhance their expressive pragmatic language skills, while in some others these abilities remain challenging. This study highlights the need for continued follow‐up of language challenges in WS and for a dynamic and individualised interventional ap...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 22, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: E. Van Den Heuvel, E. Manders, A. Swillen, I. Zink Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research

Visual –motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination in a population with Williams syndrome and in typically developing children
ConclusionsThe present study is the first to use all three tasks of the Beery‐VMI test. For the TD children, the performances on the three subtests did not show the same developmental trajectory. In contrast, the participants with WD did not show the same developmental trajectory. The participants with WD exhibited poor performances on all tasks with scores comparable with the 5‐year‐old TD children. As high correlations between these abilities were observed, improving VP and MC could help the development of VMI, which in turn could improve visual–spatial abilities in individuals with WS. (Source: Journal of Intell...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: J. Heiz, K. Barisnikov Tags: Special Issue Source Type: research

Predictors of specific phobia in children with Williams syndrome
ConclusionChildren with behaviour regulation difficulties in or just below the clinical range were at the greatest risk of developing SP. These findings highlight the value of large samples and the importance of evaluating for nonlinear effects to provide accurate model specification when characterising relations among a dependent variable and possible predictors. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: C. H. Pitts, B. P. Klein ‐Tasman, J. W. Osborne, C. B. Mervis Tags: Special Issue Source Type: research

Oral Abstracts
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 15, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Abstract Source Type: research

Invited Speakers
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 15, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Abstract Source Type: research

Early/late ‐life adversities and behavioural phenotypes: insight into metabolomics, genomics and connectomics
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 15, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Antonio Federico, Annapia Verri, Petrus J. Vries Tags: Editorial Source Type: research