This guide for families is a great resource overall around the signs of dementia for people with I/DD and how to conduct a screening and baseline assessment.

This screening tool can be used to help detect changes in adults with intellectual disability who are suspected of or may be showing early signs of mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

NADD seeks to advance mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through research, training, and education to promote excellence in mental health care.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

This brief explores the challenges people with I/DD and mental illness and their families face in accessing needed supports, including the need for training, systems change, and greater public awareness of this issue.