OtherResearch in developmental disabilities2020
A balanced approach to decision-making in supporting people with IDD in extraordinarily challenging times.
Ruth Luckasson, Robert L Schalock
PMID 32603883WHAT IT FOUND
This paper proposes a framework for balancing health safety with rights and inclusion for people with IDD during crises.
It offers no data, trials, or clinical outcomes to guide specific therapeutic interventions.
What this paper is
This is a theoretical position paper proposing a framework for decision-making during crises for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It contains no methods, no participants, and no results, so there are no findings to act on.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the proposed framework as evidence-based clinical guidance. The paper describes a philosophical approach to decision-making but reports no patient outcomes or intervention efficacy.