There is evidence for mindfulness as a mental health intervention for autistic adults, but most of the research has focused on in-person interventions. This ran...

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Purpose: We aimed to explore autistic substance users’ experiences and their recommendations for improving substance-use services. Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional questionnaire survey ...

Governments must ensure that caregiver support systems are in place, are flexible enough to respond to individual and family needs and enable natural support networks to flourish.

This episode of Defy Dementia explores the relationship between developmental disabilities and dementia. Guests Dewlyn and Anna Lobo, a daughter-mother duo who live in Ottawa, share their personal jou...

Background As the healthcare of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) shifts toward community-based services, physicians in all areas of medicine are more likely to care f...

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Introduction People with intellectual disability experience poorer health outcomes compared with the general population, partly due to the difficulties of accessing preventive care in primary care set...