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Chapter 7218memory bias that may be associated with retrospective reports.10 Indeed, for people with intellectual disability, it may be challenging to recollect and summarise thoughts, mood states, or symptoms exhibited over longer periods.11 In addition, reports of current states, rather than past states, may be less taxing on people’s working memory, which may make this method more suitable for the target group than retrospective reports. Also, recording and analysing fluctuations in mental health over time and within different (social) contexts may give insight into predictors12 and risk factors for negative moods and symptoms of mental health disorders,13 as well as the impact of social contexts on mental health.14 For the target group of people with intellectual disability, this may add to a better understanding of predictors and risk factors for comorbid mental health conditions and evaluation of mental health interventions.Nonetheless, experience sampling methods may still need to be made accessible for people with intellectual disabilities, just as traditional selfreport measures.1 To conceptualise accessibility, we follow the Access to Care Framework,15 in which five dimensions of accessibility are described: approachability (being aware of the service), acceptability (satisfaction with use), availability (opportunity or capacity to use), affordability (costs), and appropriateness (fit between the service and client needs). The domains of acceptability, availability, and appropriateness may be relevant to take into account when designing and adapting experience sampling methods for mental health research for this target group. Insight into these aspects of accessibility from the viewpoints of people with intellectual disability is crucial.The aims of this study were: 1) to systematically create an overview of research on the acceptability and feasibility of experience sampling for mental health for people with intellectual disability; 2) to investigate how experience sampling methods for assessing mental health can be made accessible for people with intellectual disability.Annelieke Muller sHL.indd 218 14-11-2023 09:07