Abstracts from the 16th Annual Roundtable of the IASSID Special Interest Research Group in Aging and Intellectual Disabilities1

Abstract

The 16th Annual Roundtable of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability's Special Interest Research Group on Aging and Intellectual Disability was held May 31 and June 1, 2007 in Oslo, Norway, with over 50 participants from Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The roundtable theme was “Models of practice: Research and current practice in supporting aging adults with intellectual disabilities.” The Norwegian Development Program, “Aging in People with Intellectual Disabilities” (UAU) at the Aging and Health Norwegian Centre for Research, Education and Service Development organized and sponsored the roundtable, under the leadership of Frode K. Larsen and Britt‐Evy Westergaard. The program featured papers reporting burning issues and cutting‐edge research on aging and intellectual disabilities organized into six symposia, “Communication,”“Service Developments,”“Dementia,”“Relationships,”“Health and Risk Factors,” and “Work in Progress,” as well as a generic topics poster session.