Edinburgh Principles The Edinburgh Principles mirror the guiding principles for community care of people with dementia in the general population; and Reinforce the notion that people with ID affected by dementia experience the same type of challenges and can benefit from the same types of progressive services ADI’s Global Perspective (April 2002: Vol. 12, no. 1; p.6)

1 1 Adopt an operational philosophy that promotes quality of life 2 2 Affirm that individual strengths guide decision-making 3 3 Involve the individual and family in all planning & services 4 4 Ensure availability of appropriate DX and service resources 5 5 Plan & provide supports to optimize remaining in community 6 6 Ensure that people with ID have access to same dementia services provided to others in population 7 7 Ensure that community planning involves focus on adults with ID Edinburgh Principles

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, March 2002, Volume 46(3), pages dementia