Is Trauma an Educational Disability

Is Trauma an Educational Disability

Is Trauma an Educational DisabilityBy: Sharon Dunlevy
Published on: 16/09/2024

Medically, trauma can be diagnosed as a disability but educationally, trauma is not a category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This discrepancy often contributes to the lack of educational success for children in foster care.

Trauma
Developmental Disabilities: Myth or Facts

Developmental Disabilities: Myth or Facts

Developmental Disabilities: Myth or FactsBy: Sharon Dunlevy
Published on: 18/08/2024

How much do you really know about devevelopmental disabilites and their impact on the lives of children and adults?

Developmental Disabilities
Brain Development

Brain Development

Brain DevelopmentBy: Sharon Dunlevy
Published on: 21/07/2024

To understand developmental disabilites, we need to understand how the brain typically develops and how to know when typical development is not happening.

Brain Development
Independent Living Skills are Lacking in Foster Care Alumni

Independent Living Skills are Lacking in Foster Care Alumni

Independent Living Skills are Lacking in Foster Care AlumniBy: Sharon Dunlevy
Published on: 23/06/2024

Young adults aging out of foster care often do not have the independent living skills necessary to care for themselves and be successful adults.

Independent Living Skills