Children With Intellectual Disability and Victimization: A Logistic Regression Analysis

Brendli, Katherine; Broda, Michael; Brown, Ruth C.

doi:10.1177/1077559521994177

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“…7,8 Higher rates of IPT have been associated with many disabilities, including neurodevelopmental disability [9][10][11][12] and intellectual disability. 13,14 Autism is also associated with an increased risk of IPT. Studies have found that compared with typically developing children, autistic children face a significantly higher risk of child maltreatment (50.4%-80%) 1,10-12,14-17 and bullying (44%-97.8%).…”

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Interpersonal Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Autistic Adults

Reuben

Stanzione

Singleton

2021

Autism in Adulthood

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Background: Many autistic adults report interpersonal traumas (IPTs) such as physical or sexual assault, which are often associated with posttraumatic stress and dissociation. Factors such as gender might make autistic individuals particularly vulnerable to experiencing IPT and negative posttraumatic symptoms. Methods: In this study, 687 self-identified autistic adults completed an online survey on their traumatic experiences and mental health symptoms. Results: Seventy-two percent of participants reported experiencing sexual assault, other unwanted or uncomfortable sexual experiences, or physical assault. Forty-four percent of participants met the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including 50% of those who had experienced IPT and 28% of those who had not (odds ratio = 2.50; 95% confidence interval 1.74-3.60). IPT was also significantly associated with higher levels of psychoform ( p < 0.001) and somatoform ( p < 0.001) dissociation. Autistic cisgender women and gender minorities experienced a significantly higher number of traumas ( p = 0.004) and were significantly more likely than cisgender men to experience sexual IPT ( p < 0.001) and meet the criteria for PTSD ( p < 0.001). There were no significant differences between autistic individuals with and without a professional autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Conclusions: IPT is associated with potentially severe mental health outcomes for autistic adults. Autistic women and gender minorities may be particularly vulnerable to sexual IPT and adverse outcomes. Increased screening for a history of IPT and posttraumatic symptoms is recommended for all autistic adults regardless of ASD diagnosis status.

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Interpersonal Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Autistic Adults

Reuben

Stanzione

Singleton

2021

Autism in Adulthood

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“…The scant available evidence at present suggests high rates of victimization among people with ID (Brendli et al, 2022; Codina et al, 2022). Bias victimization and hate crime involving this population is a neglected area of research.…”

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Experiences of Bias Victimization Among People With Intellectual Disabilities

Díaz-Faes

Codina

Pereda

2023

J Interpers Violence

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Research has drawn attention to the stigma and high rates of victimization among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and an overlap between bias and non-bias victimization. However, studies of bias events or hate crime involving persons with ID are scarce. Using a self-report measure, we analyze lifetime bias victimization in a sample of 260 adults diagnosed with ID (age M = 41.7, SD = 12.0; 59.2% men), of whom 92 experienced bias victimization (age M = 41.2, SD = 11.9; 54.3% men), and compare the number of different types of victimization and the poly-victimization status between bias and non-bias victims. We also examine the following features: the victim, offender(s), victim–offender relationship, and location. Results show that bias victims experience a higher number of different types of victimization than non-bias victims ( M = 7.74 and 4.96, respectively; p <.001, rrb=.37, ξ=.42) and are four times more likely to be poly-victims than non-bias victims (odds ratio [ OR] = 4.37; 95% CI, p <.001). Most of the victims experienced a number of bias victimization episodes (89.1%; n = 82), and more than a quarter were injured (27.2%, n = 25) as a result of the victimization. All the bias victimizations by strangers were carried out in public places, as were most of the bias victimizations by acquaintances. Schoolmates and work colleagues perpetrated attacks at school and in the workplace, respectively. More than half of the victims, 63% ( n = 58), spoke of the experience with someone, but only one reported it to the authorities. The paper provides a valuable descriptive and bivariate analysis of bias victimization of people with ID. The findings will help to understand bias violence against this population, highlighting the need for targeted and effective interventions.

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“…Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) are particularly at risk of being victims of crime. More specifically, the literature confirms how they are more vulnerable to being maltreated (Horner- Johnson and Drum 2006;Wissink et al 2015) or sexually abused (e.g., Sullivan and Knutson 2000;Vig and Kaminer 2002;Bryen et al 2003;Wissink et al 2015;Brendli et al 2022). Therefore, it is likely that they will have to be heard in court as witnesses, which causes their reliability to become a matter of significant interest.…”

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Interrogative Suggestibility and Ability to Give Resistant Responses in Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning

Giostra,

Vagni

2024

Social Sciences

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Children with intellectual disabilities can be victims of crimes but are generally deemed less reliable in the forensic context than children without disabilities. Their deficits may cause inaccurate recall, greater memory errors, and greater suggestive vulnerability. The aim of the present study is to verify the effects of intellectual abilities on recall tasks, levels of suggestibility, vulnerability to negative social pressure, and Resistant Behavioural Responses (RBR). The study involved 120 children aged 7–16 years who were administered the GSS2 (1997) and Raven Matrices. Forty children had a diagnosis of mild intellectual disability (MID), 40 had borderline intellectual functioning (BIF), and 40 were typically developing peers. Children with MID and BIF showed more errors in distortions, inventions, and confabulations at the recall task and higher levels of suggestibility.Low IQs reduced the ability of source monitoring and led to less resistant responses to misleading questions. IQ affected resistant responses both at the first and second suggestive interview, reducing both source monitoring capabilities and the ability to manage social pressure. Age may impact the ability to provide resistant responses but only in the first suggestive interview (Yield 1), which depends more on the maturity of cognitive processes involved in interrogative suggestibility.

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Children With Intellectual Disability and Victimization: A Logistic Regression Analysis

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Interpersonal Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Autistic Adults

Interpersonal Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Autistic Adults

Experiences of Bias Victimization Among People With Intellectual Disabilities

Interrogative Suggestibility and Ability to Give Resistant Responses in Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning

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