“…Healthcare providers’ lack of experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities can negatively impact medical care and contribute to poor communication (Bradbury‐Jones et al., ; Cartlidge & Read, ; Cross, Cameron, Marsh, & Tuffrey‐Wijne, ; Dunkley & Sales, ; Gates, ; Kirkendall et al., ; Krahn & Drum, ; Marks et al., ; McCarron et al., ; Ryan et al., ; Stein, ; Todd & Read, ; Tuffrey‐Wijne, Whelton, Curfs, & Hollins, ; Tuffrey‐Wijne, Bernal, & Hollins, ; Tuffrey‐Wijne, Bernal, Hubert et al., ; Webber, Bowers, & Bigby, ). Communication limitations include speech impairments, difficulty articulating verbally and being unable to accurately describe the severity or type of pain (Findlay, Williams, & Scior, ; Stein, ; Tuffrey‐Wijne & McEnhill, ; Ward, Nichols, & Freedman, ). Poor communication negatively impacts medical care by increasing the likelihood of misdiagnosis, poor pain and symptom assessments, over or under treatment and negative rapport with patients (Friedman et al., ; Tuffrey‐Wijne et al., , ).…”