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What Are You Trying to Tell Me? Neurodevelopmental Disorder Care Across North Carolina · May 2023
Our lives are measured in the milestone. As infants, it’s when we make out the word “mama” for the first time to convey a need. As children, it’s when we make it to the end of the street on our bikes, only to look back and realize our dad let go some houses before.
About one in six children across the United States has a developmental disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Identifying challenges in infancy allows for a child to be more successful as they grow. When a disability goes...
There are limited opportunities for developmentally disabled individuals past high school. The North Carolina Medicaid Innovations Waiver allows these individuals to lead independent lives while offering assistance where necessary. The demand for waiver slots...
There are limited opportunities for developmentally disabled individuals past high school. The North Carolina Medicaid Innovations Waiver allows these individuals to lead independent lives while offering assistance where necessary. The demand for waiver slots...
I don’t know what it’s like to have a developmental disability, but I do know the stories I’ve shared are worthy of public attention. I reflect on my own youth as a typically-developing child throughout the stories in order to offer a glimpse of a typical trajectory up against one...
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