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Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Hong Kong

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Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan

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The services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Hong Kong are reviewed. A fairly comprehensive assessment system for diagnosing developmental disabilities among children is adopted in Hong Kong. For infants, assessment is mainly performed within the medical sector. For toddlers, services are provided in different social and medical settings according to the severity of the problems. For school age children with limited intellectual abilities, they receive services from special schools. While some services are available for adults with intellectual disabilities, almost no services are available for adults with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This review suggests that while much resource has been deployed to the medical and social welfare sectors, evidence-based care management system and community-based care intervention are weak and the use of case managers is not systematic and widespread. Systematic resource allocation, planning, and cooperation among different stakeholders should be promoted to develop effective care and case management systems for individuals with intellectual developmental disorders in Hong Kong.

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  1. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The Jockey Club Tower, 5/F, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

    Ben M. F. Law Ph.D., RSW

  2. Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Room HJ407, Core H, Hunghom, Hong Kong, China

    Daniel T. L. Shek Ph.D., FHKPS, BBS, JP

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  1. Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage and Disability and Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    I. Leslie Rubin

  2. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Medical Services, Division for Developmental and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joav Merrick

  3. Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Donald E. Greydanus  & Dilip R. Patel  & 

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Law, B.M.F., Shek, D.T.L. (2016). Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Hong Kong. In: Rubin, I.L., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D.E., Patel, D.R. (eds) Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18096-0_40

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