Re: Fw: Teens with intellectual disability and psychological issues

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Thanks for sharing! Love life and be gentle, This is a good article about teens with ID dealing with stress, particularly in school. "Trudy is 16 and attends the local high school. Her mother tells me she’s always been an affectionate, optimistic girl with a quick smile and a big heart. But lately she’s been sad more often than happy. Lately, she has neglected her appearance, refused to do chores, and insisted on staying home from school and staying in bed. She doesn’t even want to watch her favorite videos. What could be wrong? Oh – one more thing: Trudy has Down Syndrome.First things first: When there’s a significant change in anyone’s behavior, it’s important to make sure there is nothing medically wrong. Trudy’s mother has already taken her to a doctor and been reassured that Trudy is physically fine. Her labs came back normal. She doesn’t have the flu that’s been going around. Her heart (repaired when she was only 6 weeks old) is beating strong. So that’s not it.What we’re probably seeing, then, is the emergence of some kind of psychological distress." rest of article here:http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/teens-with-intellectual-disability-have-it-harder/