Predictors of self ‐reported alcohol use and attitudes toward alcohol among 11‐year‐old British children with and without intellectual disability

ConclusionPublic health interventions to reduce potentially harmful drinking among children in general must recognise that children with ID are a potentially high risk group and ensure that interventions are appropriately adjusted to take account of their particular needs and situation. Future research in this area is needed to untangle the causal pathways between attitudes toward alcohol and alcohol use among children with ID and the extent to which levels of alcohol use and predictors of alcohol use may be moderated by severity of ID.

Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: E. Emerson, J. Robertson, S. Baines, C. Hatton Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research