The Developmental Disabilities Administration [DDA] serves people with - Answers disabilities to ensure
they have same opportunities as people without disabilities
The mission of the developmental disabilities administration is - Answers to transform lives by providing
support & fostering partnerships that empower people to live life they want
DDA provides opportunities for people with disabilities to live and work in their - Answers communities
Services which support people with disabilities to live and work in their communities are called -
Answers non-residential services and programs
You can find information about non-residential services on the DDA's - Answers website
Examples of non-residential services include - Answers case management, community first choice,
mental health crisis services
For people with developmental disabilities who require a higher level of support, DDA provides _______
services - Answers residential
Examples of residential services include - Answers youth services, community residential services for
adults, mental health and addiction services
When a person has a developmental disability, it means there is a ______ in the way they developed as
a child and the way children _____ develop - Answers difference; usually
This difference in development is caused by some type of ______ to the central nervous system before
or after the child is born - Answers injury
People with developmental disabilities may have difficulties with: - Answers learning, communication,
behavior
Like all people, those with developmental disabilities have many ____ as well as challenges - Answers
strengths, skills and talents
To receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, a person must have a diagnosis
of either - Answers intellectual disability
cerebral palsy
epilepsy
,autism
neurological or other condition
To receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, a person must have a medical
record that shows their developmental disability happened before the person turned - Answers 18 years
old
To receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, a person must have a medical
record that shows their developmental disability is expected to last for - Answers continued or can be
expected to continue indefinitely
To receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, a person must have a medical
record that shows their functioning is - Answers resulting in substantial limitations to individual's
intellectual & adaptive functioning
A person with an intellectual disability may have challenges with: - Answers thinking, learning, memory,
communication, self-care, working
Some examples of causes of intellectual disability are - Answers genetic abnormalities
infections
exposure to toxic substances before and after birth
A person with cerebral palsy has difficulties controlling and coordinating their - Answers muscles
People with cerebral palsy may also have challenges with - Answers muscle control
muscle coordination
reflex
vision, learning, hearing, speech, intellectual impairments
People with cerebral palsy may have different levels of ______ average, above average, extraordinary
and below average - Answers intelligence
, A person living with epilepsy has _____ - Answers seizures throughout life
A seizure is caused by the disruption of normal activity in the ____ - Answers brain
People with autism may have challenges with - Answers maintaining conversation, eye contact
developing & maintaining relationships
restricted, repetitive behaviors
extremely rigid routines
understanding & expressing emotions
A person might develop a mental illness when regular feelings and experiences like sadness, fear and
anxiety become so ____ that they interfere with the person's life - Answers intense
Developmental disabilities and mental illnesses are completely ____ illnesses - Answers different
Developmental disabilities are life-long conditions. Mental illness can be ____ so that the person no
longer shows its symptoms. - Answers treated
When a person with autism develops depression, this is called - Answers dual diagnosis
People with developmental disabilities have the same legal rights as ___ people - Answers all
As caregivers, we ____ limit anyone's rights - Answers must ensure we do not
Examples of legal rights granted to all people in the united states include - Answers free association
freedom of religion
privacy
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