title: Recognition and prevention of child abuse in the child with disability.
abstract: Children with disabilities (CWD) are victims of abuse more frequently than children in the general population. The features of their underlying conditions make it more difficult to detect abuse and on occasion can be mistaken for abuse. Thus, the expertise of the clinical geneticist is often vital to properly identifying maltreatment in this vulnerable population. The purpose of this article is to review the magnitude of abuse in the population of CWD, to identify the aggravating factors, and to suggest practice changes in order to both diagnose and reduce the likelihood of abuse in CWD.
authors.forename: Catherine Bearce
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting
keywords: autism; bullying; child abuse; children with disabilities; disability; maltreatment; victimization