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As an organization that hires approximately 1,000 employees a year to keep up with our growing need for qualified Direct Support/Direct Care Professionals, we know firsthand the value of a great first impression. 

Generally, intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) include cognitive, physical, or a combination of impairments diagnosed before age 18. I/DD conditions can negatively impact many facets of development. I/DDs can affect many systems of the body, including the nervous system, sensory system, and metabolism.

Neurological rehabilitation occurs under the supervision of a doctor, or a team of doctors, and is designed to improve the well-being of a patient by reducing the symptoms of a disease, injury, or disorder of the nervous system. 

As children, we sometimes have grand dreams for what our lives will be. Where we’ll live, the places we’ll explore, and - of course - what we want to be when we grow up.  For me, I dreamed of being a world-renowned researcher and scientist. I was sure it was a path that would allow me to change the world. 

Autism is a developmental disability - a condition that affects the way a person thinks, learns, behaves and communicates. It’s also a spectrum disorder - which means people with autism can experience life very differently from one person to the next. You may have heard the saying that “If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism.”