Jennifer L Jones

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater | Oklahoma State · Department of Human Development and Family Science

Autistic young people are more likely to have mental health conditions, like depression and bipolar disorder, than people without autism. These mental health issues sometimes lead to hospitalizations, which can be expensive and traumatic. Because of this, we wanted to understand mental health-related hospitalizations among autistic young people age...

National estimates of hospitalization diagnoses and costs were determined using the 2016 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database. Children and youth with autism were hospitalized over 45,000 times at over $560 million in costs and 260,000 inpatient days. The most frequent principal diagnoses for hospitalizations of children and youth with autism were epileps...

Background: People with intellectual disabilities experience health disparities and poorer health outcomes than people without disabilities. Increased physical activity has been found to reduce the impact of chronic health conditions among people with intellectual disabilities. Method: The current study explored the impact of an inclusive walking p...

This article describes a pilot project focused on creating opportunities for self-determination to enhance the community participation outcomes of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities using the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI). The pilot project grew out of a partnership between researchers at a university an...

This chapter introduces terminology and diagnostic criteria associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The three waves of the disability movement are discussed, followed by the theoretical frameworks of the medical model and the social-ecological model and how these perspectives influence the lives of individuals and families. Fin...

The current chapter highlights the unique role of mental health in fostering belonging and resilience in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The chapter begins with a discussion of disparities in the mental health outcomes and care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The authors highlight how t...

Polypharmacy is a risk factor for drug interactions (DI). Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at increased risk for polypharmacy and as such increased risk for potential DIs. The objectives of this study were to determine the number of potential DIs present in medication regimens of adults with IDD as well as factors a...

This book examines belonging as a key protective factor for enhancing resilience for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. It focuses on understanding intellectual and developmental disabilities and resilience from systemic and social-ecological perspectives, emphasizing the roles of professionals, familie...

Let’s Take A Walk is an inclusive intervention program bringing community members with intellectual disability and college students together to walk around campus for 45 minutes, twice a week, for 10 weeks. Qualitative analysis of post-intervention focus groups with students yielded six salient themes: (a) a new experience, (b) a new way to interac...

This paper reports the results of an exploratory analysis of data from the Oklahoma National Core Indicators (NCI) project, examining the degree to which items related to opportunities for choice and control in the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the NCI Adult Consumer Survey predicted self-reported self-determ...

Using the family resilience model, we examined the association between empowerment, family member age, length of institutionalization, and resilience among family members of relatives with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) following deinstitutionalization. Participants included 56 family members whose relatives with IDD recently tra...

Given the important roles of family caregivers and the likelihood that individuals with IDD will live in their family homes into adulthood, it is crucial to examine adult service delivery systems within the context of families of individuals with IDD. In this manuscript, we aim to describe the adult service delivery system, specifically with respec...

Lack of meaningful interaction between persons with and without disabilities contributes to prejudice and perpetuates barriers to community inclusion. The current study explored a university-community agency partnership designed to break down barriers to community inclusion by promoting interaction between college students and adults with developme...

The deinstitutionalization movement that began 50 years ago remains a current issue for professionals and families. Using qualitative phenomenology methodology, we investigated the experience of mandated deinstitutionalization for parents and siblings whose relatives with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) transitioned from instituti...

We utilized a sociocultural lens and a qualitative approach to examine causal attributions and caregiving approaches of parents of children with an intellectual disability in a mid-sized Indian city. Sixteen mothers and three fathers participated in a semi-structured interview. Findings elucidate participants' active processing of the cause of thei...

The current phenomenological study aimed to provide a better understanding of how adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identify with and make meaning of their diagnosis through exploration of their disability narratives. In order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how adolescents with ASD negotiate the positive and negative as...

Background The purpose of this study was to examine parent report of conversations about difference and disability in families of adolescents with intellectual disability. Materials and Methods Participants included 50 parents (44 mothers, four fathers, and two other caregivers) and their adolescents with intellectual disability (M age = 15.9). Par...

How one perceives the self is critical to long-term development. The purpose of this study was to explore the self-perceptions of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants included 51 adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their parents (n  =  50), and teachers (n  =  12). A mixed-methods desi...