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ArticleJournal of intellectual disability research : JIDR2026

Transition From Children's to Adults' Healthcare for Youth With (Genetic) Intellectual Disabilities: An ERN-ITHACA Guideline.

Mirthe J Klein Haneveld, Katarzyna Świeczkowska, Tomasz Grybek, Kinga Labunets, Thérèse A M J van Amelsvoort, Maria F Bedeschi, Claire Behan, Andreas Dufke, Juliette Dupont, Charlotte M W Gaasterland and 13 more

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Mirthe J Klein HaneveldAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Katarzyna ŚwieczkowskaPolish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability, Gdánsk, Poland.
Tomasz GrybekDoctoral School of Humanities and Social Sciences of University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Kinga LabunetsMedical University of Gdańsk, Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Gdańsk, Poland.
Thérèse A M J van AmelsvoortDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Maria F BedeschiMedical Genetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Claire BehanTrinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6528-513X
Andreas DufkeMVZ Genetikum GmbH, Center for Human Genetics, Stuttgart, Germany.
Juliette DupontServiço de Genética, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Centro Acadêmico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Charlotte M W GaasterlandAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Livia GaravelliAzienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Mother and Child, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7684-3982
Sissel B HelverschouNevSom Norwegian Centre of Expertise for Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Hypersomnias, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Susan McAnallenDepartment of Nephrology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Katarzyna A Milska-MusaMedical University of Gdańsk, Division of Quality of Life Research, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences With Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Gdańsk, Poland.
AnneLoes van StaaResearch Centre Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Ioana StreațăRegional Center for Medical Genetics, Craiova, Romania.
Connie T R M StumpelDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Federica TamburrinoPediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7456-5595
Mary VasseghiTrinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin), Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland.
Klea VyshkaRobert Debré University Hospital, European Reference Network on Rare Congenital Malformations and Rare Intellectual Disability ERN-ITHACA, Clinical Genetics Department, Paris, France.
Jolanta M WierzbaMedical University of Gdańsk, Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Gdańsk, Poland.
ERN‐ITHACA Guideline Working Group
Agnies M van EeghenAmsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Funding

EU4Health programme of the European Union 101156387European Reference Network on Rare Congenital Malformations and Rare Intellectual Disability (ERN-ITHACA)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFor young people with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders associated with intellectual disabilities, the transfer from paediatric to adult healthcare providers is often complicated. The European Reference Network ERN-ITHACA (Intellectual disability, TeleHealth, Autism and Congenital Anomalies) on Rare Congenital Malformations and Rare Intellectual Disability aims to improve this transition through the development of a guideline.

methodPopulation-specific recommendations for the optimal transition to adult healthcare were developed by an interdisciplinary consortium, representing clinical, scientific and lived experience experts from nine European countries. Recommendations of the 2016 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline 'Transition From Children's to Adults' Services for Young People Using Health or Social Care Services' (NG43) were adapted, based on a literature review, expert opinion and lived experiences gathered through a survey, focus groups and discussions with self-advocates. A consensus meeting was held in Gdańsk, Poland, in October 2024.

resultsNICE guideline recommendations were adopted or adapted to the target population where necessary. New recommendations were formulated regarding the involvement of and assistance for young people and their families/caregivers, the coordination of interdisciplinary care, the role of centres of expertise, recommended interventions and psychosocial support.

conclusionsPlanned, coordinated, specialised, individualised and interdisciplinary healthcare is required to support young people with (genetic) intellectual disabilities. Active collaboration between healthcare providers, researchers and individuals with lived experience is essential both to improve current healthcare and to build a stronger evidence base for successful transition interventions going forward.

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Intellectual DisabilityPractice Guidelines as TopicTransition to Adult CareAdolescentAdultChildEuropeHumansTelemedicineYoung Adultclinical practice guidelineconsensushealthcare transitionintellectual disabilityrare conditions

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PMCPMC12703057

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