Trauma and Individuals with Disabilities
According to: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Individuals with disabilities are over four times likely to be victims of crime as the non-disabled population
Immediate family members perpetrate the majority of neglect, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. Extra familial perpetrators account for the majority of sexual abuse.
Abuse and neglect have profound influences on the brain development.
People with developmental disabilities often share the following communication problems:
a.) idiosyncratic speech,
b.) inability to perceive social cues,
c.) frequent miscommunications and misunderstandings,
d.) a tendency toward one-sided conversations
f.) a tendency to return to familiar, rote questions, or subjects of personal interest when anxious
Individuals with disabilities are over four times likely to be victims of crime as the non-disabled population
Immediate family members perpetrate the majority of neglect, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. Extra familial perpetrators account for the majority of sexual abuse.
Abuse and neglect have profound influences on the brain development.
People with developmental disabilities often share the following communication problems:
a.) idiosyncratic speech,
b.) inability to perceive social cues,
c.) frequent miscommunications and misunderstandings,
d.) a tendency toward one-sided conversations
f.) a tendency to return to familiar, rote questions, or subjects of personal interest when anxious
