Children with IDD experience trauma four times greater than those who do not have a IDD. Some issues include that they are marginalized, stigmatized, abused and bullied.

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The rate of Psychiatric Diagnosis in Children with IDD is about 40%. The most common diagnoses are anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

 Psychiatric Diagnosis in Children with IDD

Many stressors of raising a child with an IDD are inherent. These include behavioral problems, high demands of caretakers, the stigma associated with being a parent to a child with an IDD, and financial strain. Consequently, parents of children may have an increased vulnerability to anxiety and depression.

Main Stressors of Parents of Children with IDD

McLaren, J. L., & Lichtenstein, J. D. (2019). The pursuit of the magic pill: the overuse of psychotropic medications in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the USA. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 28(4), 365–368. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796018000604

The pursuit of the magic pill: the overuse of psychotropic medications in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the USA

Stressors of Children with IDD

Scherer, N., Verhey, I., & Kuper, H. (2019). Depression and anxiety in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 14(7), e0219888. https://doi-org.cedarville.ohionet.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219888

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