Increasing Provider Awareness Around Siblings of Individuals With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (IDD)

Moore, Louisa

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Increasing Provider Awareness Around Siblings of Individuals With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (IDD)

Moore, Louisa

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Siblings of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) are not often thought of as a group that needs support in the primary care setting. However, the literature on siblings demonstrates that they have a variety of needs, including support with future planning, caregiving, and their mental and physical health. This project aims to increase awareness of the unique experiences of siblings as well as suggest changes that can be implemented in primary care to provide better support.