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Behavioral Health Promotion and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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The development of personal hygiene skills is important for individuals with IDD for health promotion and ensuring opportunities for increased socialization, participation in a range of environments, and access to vocational opportunities. This chapter focuses on reviewing three personal hygiene skills that cut across the lifespan: grooming, menstrual care, and oral hygiene. Important clinical issues, research, and intervention considerations are addressed for each personal hygiene skill.

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    The Centers for Disease control and Prevention recommend that parents brush their child’s teeth until the child can use the toothbrush which is usually around age 4 or 5 years old (http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/pdfs/brushupquiz.pdf).

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  1. Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, New York, NY, 13902-6000, USA

    Jennifer M. Gillis Mattson

  2. Auburn University, Auburn, USA

    Matthew Roth

  3. New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA

    Melina Sevlever

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Mattson, J.M.G., Roth, M., Sevlever, M. (2016). Personal Hygiene. In: Luiselli, J. (eds) Behavioral Health Promotion and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27297-9_3

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