Disrupting IDD Miseducation - Dr. Craig Escudé - Episode #3

Dr. Craig Escudé, President of IntellectAbility, has been a long-time advocate for people who have IDD, or intellectual or developmental disabilities, and continues to find ways to assist those who work with them through education and technology. His work focuses on what’s not being said and more on what’s being shown to determine where IDD persons are at risk and the solution(s) to fix it. Dr. Craig Escudé believes that reducing unnecessary suffering can be avoided by just looking at things differently, learning more about IDD behaviors and utilizing their Health Risk Screening Tool.

 

Takeaways

• Mental health issues increase with isolation, which is why community support offers a better quality of life because they are more integrated into society.
• Dr. Craig Escudé recognizes humility came from his disinformation and miseducation. He utilized newly found knowledge through experience and more education to take the Health Risk Screening Tool to another level in assisting those with IDD.
• Education of looking at behaviors to determine underlying conditions is being distributed to all those who work with people who have a IDD diagnosis, from dentists and community healthcare providers to ER and primary care doctors.
• IntellectAbility has been able to prove the validity of their tool with decreasing risk, increasing health & wellness, and decreased ER visits.
• Those with IDD can have the simplest problems resolved when those who work with them know what needs to be done.

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-escude-md-faafp-40b5646/
• Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intellectability/
• IntellectAbility: https://replacingrisk.com/