Research indicates that youth living with IDD experience exposure to trauma at a higher rate than their non-disabled peers.
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Provides background on developmental disabilities, statistical information regarding the incidence of trauma for this population, special characteristics of the population that may influence the incidence of trauma, and additional information.
Introduces the FOCUS Family Resiliency Program, a brief evidence-based intervention that is among the most widely disseminated family-based programs for military populations, and will discuss general issues in adapting it...
Provides information on the impact that trauma may have on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Provides clinicians with the foundational knowledge to adapt their practices and provide trauma-informed care to children with IDD.
Offers guidance on the importance of taking care of oneself while parenting children with IDD.
Outlines what responses to trauma could look like in children with IDD.
Offers parents and caregivers information about how children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience traumatic stress.
Provides information for caregivers on choosing trauma-informed care for children with IDD.
Provides an overview for providers on how to work with children and families who are living with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) and have experienced trauma.