Atlas on the Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario

Persons with developmental disabilities have complex healthcare needs but often meet with difficulties when accessing appropriate services. Healthcare providers with little knowledge of how best to serve them pose another challenge.

The Atlas on the Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Ontario describes, for the first time, the health status of these adults, their use of healthcare relative to other adults, and the extent to which the primary care they receive is consistent with established clinical guidelines. 

Published jointly by ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the atlas is an initiative of Healthcare Access Research and Developmental Disabilities (H-CARDD), a research program that aims to enhance the overall health and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities through improved healthcare policy and services.