Children with intellectual disabilities and their families are currently underrepresented in international ACEs research, while they have been found to be even more likely to be exposed to a wider range of adverse life events or traumatic events than their peers.
Therefore, by means of a case-file search in Dutch residential care the prevalence of ACEs in children with intellectual disabilities and their parents were explored, aiming to make recommendations for further research.
The article "Adverse Childhood Experiences in children with Intellectual Disabilities: an exploratory Case-File Study in Dutch Residential Care" is now available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/10/2136.
The main results were shared through a poster presentation (see attachment) at conference EUSARF 2018 PORTO (European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents), resulting in first interesting international exchanges.
This first study is part of PhD research focusing on the development of an
ACEs screener for children with intellectual disabilities in The Netherlands.
Suggestions, ideas, exchanges or comments are welcome!
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