ABCD newest Policy Synthesis examines research studies on outcomes for people with developmental disabilities who leave institutions. The Policy Synthesis is based upon a recently published Policy Research Brief of the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota.
Assertions have been made that people obtain greater or even equal benefits in adaptive behavior (daily living skills) from living in institutions. The Policy Synthesis explains that thirty years of research demonstrates a benefit to the adaptive behavior and challenging behavior of individuals with developmental disabilities moving to community settings from institutions.
ABCD’s Policy Synthesis is a synopsis of the University’s Research and Training Center on Community Living’s update of earlier reviews of research studies from 1977 to 1999 of changes in adaptive and challenging behaviors by examining studies conducted from 2000-2010.
ABCD urges that policymakers and interested members of the public read the Policy synthesis on deinstitutionalization research to better understand the research which provides strong evidence that people who move from institutions to community settings have experiences that help them improve their adaptive behavior skills.