Developmental disability diagnoses can be hard but help individuals

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Developmental disability diagnoses can be hard but help individuals

Artemis knows her shark facts, is learning Spanish and draws colorful cats, upside-down, that practically leap off the page when she turns them right-side-up. How young people with special needs enter the workforce. At age 7, she’s doing well in school, but her early classroom experiences were rocky. Standing in line, staying in her seat and understanding personal space didn’t come easily. Kindergarten teachers tried to track behaviors and sent…