DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Featured ArticleAging, Mental Retardation, and Physical Fitness The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of what physical fitness is and how it relates to older people with mental retardation. This article will also provide some helpful guidelines for family members, support people, service providers, and others interested in starting a program for older individuals with mental retardation. Read more Aging With Developmental Disabilities: Changes in Vision By Marshall E. Flax, M.S. and Charlene Luchterhand, M.S.S.W. Older adults with developmental disabilities are living longer than ever before. Most have the ability to live happy, productive lives in their communities. Like other older adults, it is critical for adults with developmental disabilities to receive regular vision screening to identify age-related changes and eye diseases that can have an impact on their independence, safety, and quality of life. Read more
Aging, Mental Retardation, and Physical Fitness The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of what physical fitness is and how it relates to older people with mental retardation. This article will also provide some helpful guidelines for family members, support people, service providers, and others interested in starting a program for older individuals with mental retardation. Read more
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren with Developmental Disabilities By Tamar Heller, Ph.D. and Rahul Ganguly, M.S. Grandparents raising grandchildren with developmental disabilities have been a largely forgotten part of America's caregiver population. Yet, they likely comprise a large percentage of the grandparents raising grandchildren, as disability is more prevalent in families living in poverty, and in single parent households (Fujiura, 1998). Other factors associated with increased prevalence of disabilities are substance abuse and neglect, which contribute to grandparents taking over the caregiving role. Read more
Hearing Changes in Aging People with Mental Retardation By Martha Bagley, M.S. and John Mascia, M.A. People who have mental retardation and other developmental disabilities are not only living productive lives within communities across the country, but they are also living longer. Like others who reach their later years, older people with developmental disabilities are at risk for acquiring a number of age-related chronic conditions. Read more
Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Their Aging Family Caregivers There are an estimated 641,000 adults age 60 and older with intellectual (mental retardation) and other developmental disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy).Their numbers will double to 1,242,794 by 2030 when all of the post World War II "baby boom" generation born between 1946-1964 will be in their sixties. Read more
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