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Living\n330 C Street, SW\nWashington, DC 20201\nPrepared by\nPhilip McCallion, PhD\nMolly Knowles, MPP\nElizabeth Gould, MSW, LCSW\nRTI International\n3040 Cornwallis Rd.\nResearch Triangle Park, NC 27709\nContract # HHSP233201600021I\nTable of Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"2-2\" \\h \\z \\u \\t \"Heading 1,1,Heading 3,3\" \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297682\" \u0014Acknowledgements\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297682 \\h \u0014vi\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297683\" \u0014Purpose of The Guide\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297683 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297684\" \u0014Section 1: Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297684 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297685\" \u0014Types of Disabilities\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297685 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297686\" \u0014Intellectual Functioning and Adaptive Behavior\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297686 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297687\" \u0014Home and Community-Based Services\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297687 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297688\" \u0014Section 2: Prevalence\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297688 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297689\" \u0014Down Syndrome Prevalence\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297689 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297690\" \u0014Resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297690 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297691\" \u0014Section 3: Presentation: Signs and Symptoms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297691 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297692\" \u0014Dementia Symptoms in Persons with Down Syndrome\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297692 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297693\" \u0014Resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297693 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297694\" \u0014Section 4: Information Needed to Assess Whether an Individual May Be Developing Dementia\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297694 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297695\" \u0014Resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297695 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297696\" \u0014Additional Resources\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297696 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297697\" \u0014Section 5: Communicating with Individuals Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297697 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297698\" \u0014Nonverbal Techniques\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297698 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297699\" \u0014Verbal Techniques\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297699 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297700\" \u0014Memory Aids\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297700 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc15297701\" \u0014Interview Approaches with People Living with IDD and Dementia\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc15297701 \\h \u001419\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l 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Caregivers\n# Section 6: Working with Family Caregivers\n## Resources\n# Section 7: Managing Stages of Dementia in People Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities\n## Resources\n# Section 8: Responding to Behavioral Symptoms\n## Resource\n# Section 9: Environmental and Care Approach Modifications\n## Resources\n# Section 10: Identifying Persons Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia in Your Community\n## Resource\n# Section 11: Coordination of Care and Services for People Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia\n## Accessing Services\n## Care Management Strategies\n## Resources\n# Section 12: Advance Planning and Family Decision-Making\n## Resources\n# Conclusion\n# References\n# Appendix A: Provider Checklist for Assessing Individuals Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at Risk for Dementia\n# Appendix B: Provider Checklist for Postdiagnosis Care and Management\n# Appendix C: Behavior 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