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Aging and Developmental Disability: Signs and symptoms, what can you do?

REENA | AIDE Canada

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This video is about the aging process in people with DD. The aging process for humans is similar except instead of individuals telling us, we have to know what to look for. Individuals with ID/DD have a higher risk of developing chronic health conditions at younger ages than other adults, due to biological factors related to syndromes and associated developmental disabilities, problems accessing adequate health care, and lifestyle and environmental issues.



 

Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash

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Adulthood Seniors Transition to Adulthood
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Keywords Across Canada , Aging , Developmental Disabilities (DD) , Diabetes , Feeding and Eating Problems , Gastrointestinal (GI) issues , Health Care , Healthcare , Intellectual Disability (ID) , Well-being and life satisfaction