Citation

Nowak CB. Am. J. Med. Genet. C Semin. Med. Genet. 2015; 169(4): 293-301.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajmg.c.31458

PMID

26473616

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. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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