Supporting the Social Well-Being of Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities

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Supporting the Social Well-Being of Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilitieshttp://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/241/241.pdfSocial well-being is essential to overall health and quality of life for all children, youth, and adults. However, children and youth with developmental disabilities are often at higher risk for experiencing lower levels of social, and related emotional, well-being than their peers without disabilities. This brings together a collection of practical and insightful articles related to supporting the social well-being of children and youth with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities in the settings where they live their lives: schools, youth programs, neighborhoods, communities, homes "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." -Abraham Lincoln