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Families’ access to early intervention and supports for children with developmental disabilities

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Sapiets, Suzi J., Hastings, Richard P., Stanford, Catherine and Totsika, Vasiliki (2022) Families’ access to early intervention and supports for children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Early Intervention . doi:10.1177/10538151221083984 (In Press)

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Abstract

Early intervention (EI) provision is critical for families who have children with developmental disabilities (DD), but existing evidence suggests accessing EI is not always straightforward. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive description of access to various EI supports (professionals, services, interventions) for families of young children with suspected or diagnosed DD across the UK, and to investigate perceived ease of access to support, unmet need for support, and barriers and facilitators of access to support. Overall, 673 parental caregivers of children aged 0-6 years with suspected or diagnosed DD (developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism) completed our survey anonymously. Across education, health, and social care, services accessed the most were: pediatrics (N = 569, 84.5%), speech and language (N = 567, 84.2%), and general medical practice (N = 530, 78.8%). However, only 18.9% (N = 127) accessed packaged interventions. More than three-quarters (N = 508, 75.5%) reported an unmet need for early support, indicating a mismatch between the availability and capacity of services and demand for support. Parents also reported common barriers (e.g., obstructive services, unhelpful professionals) and facilitators (e.g., supportive and competent professionals, enabling parent factors) of access. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Developmental disabilities , Developmentally disabled, Developmentally disabled children, Developmentally disabled children -- Services for, Parents of developmentally disabled children -- Services for
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Early Intervention
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN: 1053-8151
Official Date: 2022
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DateEvent
2022Published
8 April 2022Available
7 February 2022Accepted
DOI: 10.1177/10538151221083984
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
Collaborative Postgraduate Research ScholarshipUniversity of Warwickhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000741
UNSPECIFIEDCerebrahttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002833
UNSPECIFIEDRoyal Mencap Societyhttp://viaf.org/viaf/133947197
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