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Trauma and Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family

NCTSN Resource

Resource Description

Offers guidance on the importance of taking care of oneself while parenting children with IDD. This fact sheet discusses reactions caregivers may have to their child's negative experiences and traumas, acknowledges that taking care of oneself at times feels impossible, and self-care activities and tools.

Published in 2023