CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 2023 VOLUME 53 ISSUE 9

ELDERLY CARE

• 12 AUTISM DIAGNOSIS IN ADULTHOOD By Marta Chmielowicz

COVER STORY

• 17 OVERCOMING SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES FOR PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S, PARKINSON’S AND DEMENTIA   By Avivit Ben-Aharon, M.S.Ed., M.A. CCC SLP 
• 20 DEMENTIA AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES By Craig Escudé, MD FAAFP, FAADM 
• 22 AGING AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Courtesy of ADA National Network 
• 24 CAREGIVING:A LIFESPAN ISSUE By Lauren Agoratus, MA 
• 27  EFFECTIVELY PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS Courtesy Ready.gov
• 30 HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY OR PLANNED HOSPITALIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEDICALLY COMPLEX By Ellen Smith

FEATURES

• 33 THANKS FOR LETTING ME FAIL By Dr. Josie Badger, DHCE, CRC
• 34 ACADEMIC DECLINE COULD BE A SIGN OF HEARING LOSS Submitted by The American Academy of Audiology
• 37 TOILET TRAINING TIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER By Aleece Fosnight, MSPAS, PA-C, CSC-S, CSE, NCMP, IF, HAES

ON OUR COVER

For the first time, EP Magazine makes Elderly Care its central focus as a monthly editorial theme. Getting older may be difficult for most everyone, but people with special needs and their professional and family caregivers face many additional challenges as they age. Coverage begins on page 12.