The Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Implic
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Research and Practice Cynthia Fraga Rizo 1
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Irang Kim 2 & Sarah Dababnah 2 & Nicole Garbarino 2
# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Each year, millions of children in the United States are exposed to intimate partner violence. Although the body of research on these children and factors that enhance their resiliency is growing, little is known about children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have also been exposed to intimate partner violence. This knowledge gap is notable given the prevalence of intellectual and development disabilities among children, as well as the numerous challenges facing these children and their families (e.g., medical and behavioral challenges, parenting stress, and financial burden). Informed by prior research and our practice experience, this commentary highlights information for service providers working with families experiencing both intimate partner violence and intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to providing an overview of children’s exposure to intimate partner violence and an overview of intellectual and developmental disabilities, the commentary summarizes the limited research exploring the intersection between these two issues and offers recommendations for enhancing research and practice. Recommendations center on the importance of training, wrap-around and tailored services, community partnerships, and intervention research focused on survivors and their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Keywords Children . Exposuretointimatepartnerviolence . Intellectualdevelopmental disabilities . Families . Autism . Domestic violence . Service delivery . Mothers
Child exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) – the occurrence of intentional physical or non-physical violence between intimate partners (e.g., parents or caregivers) – is associated with numerous delays in areas related to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including communication and language skills, motor skills, IQ scores and cognitive abilities (e.g., Huth-Bocks et al. 2001; Koenen et al. 2003; Neamah et al. 2018; Udo et al. 2016). Children with IDD and their families have unique service needs given heightened behavioral challenges and comorbid medical conditions. Agencies and service providers who work with IPV survivors
* Cynthia Fraga Rizo [email protected] 1
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Building, 325 Pittsboro Street CB #3550, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
and their children are typically not trained to serve children with IDD. Based on IPV and IDD research, a previous systematic literature review on the intersections of these two issues (Dababnah, Rizo, Campion, Downton, & Nichols, 2018), and the authors’ practice experience, this comme
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