Commonly missed health problems in people with developmental disability
Health problems that are commonly missed in people with developmental disability include:
- constipation
- obstructive sleep apnoea
- oral and dental disease
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- dysphagia
- nutrition disorders
- medication adverse effects
- hearing and vision deficits
- pain
- psychiatric disorders.
Systemic problems such as abuse and trauma can also be missed. See also Common health problems in people with developmental disability for health problems that are common in people with developmental disability.
Health problems shown to cause preventable deaths in people with developmental disability include respiratory problems, cardiovascular events, infections (eg sepsis), and cancer. See also Life expectancy of people with developmental disability.