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Facts on Traumatic Stress and Children with Developmental Disabilities
General
The term developmental disability means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that
1. is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical
impairments;
2. is manifested before the individual attains age 22;
3. is likely to continue indefinitely;
4. results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:
a. self-care,
b. receptive and expressive language,
c. learning,
d. mobility,
e. self-direction,
f. capacity for independent living,
g. economic self-sufficiency; and
5. reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
The term developmental disability means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that
1. is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical
impairments;
2. is manifested before the individual attains age 22;
3. is likely to continue indefinitely;
4. results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:
a. self-care,
b. receptive and expressive language,
c. learning,
d. mobility,
e. self-direction,
f. capacity for independent living,
g. economic self-sufficiency; and
5. reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
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Organization
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Author
Margaret Charlton, Matthew Kliethermes, Brian Tallant, Anne Taverne, Amy Tishelman
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