Celia Langlinais
University of the Rockies
Abstract
The difference between aging with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease was the main reason to worry, and kindle gerontological curiosity into this field. Unexpectedly, the majority of the people have issues involving risk factors, screening, and evaluation of dementia with Intellectual Disability (ID) and or, with or without Down syndrome (Perkins, Friedman, 2012).
The American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) printed a novel on a two-issue series all about aging. The first topic was amended by Marsha Mailick Seltzer. The difference between aging with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease …show more content…
Familiarity and alleviation of risk factors are keys on condition that safer surroundings and the prevention of major injuries. Hsieh, Rimmer, and Heller's article, "Prevalence of Falls and Risk Factors in Adults with Intellectual Disability" analyzed statistics from the Longitudinal Health and Intellectual Disability Study (Perkins, Friedman, 2012). They reported that approximately a part of the mockup had practiced a fall within the last twelve months and that the incidence augmented with cumulative age. Risk factors, which includes in having arthritis, a seizure disorder, and strain in lifting or carrying more than 10 lbs., taking more than four medications, using walking aids, and being …show more content…
Perkins and Berkman's article, "Into the Unknown: Aging with Autism Spectrum Disorders" analyses the develop writings through numerous quality of his or her lifetime, which spheres in middle-aged and older grown-ups with ASD (Perkins, Friedman, 2012). Life anticipation, comorbid physical and mental health issues, ASD symptomatology, social, recreational, and vocational results are well-thought-out. Although, aging with ASD certainly offerings defies, there was also substantiation that affirmative results are achievable, and they offer proposals on how to optimize the aging development in grown-ups with