Based on what you've read in the text, develop a lobbying strategy to present to policy makers regarding key components of a supportive and effective program for the prevention and intervention for children with intellectual developmental disorders and learning disorders
What will be an ideal response?
• Prevention – universal education and screening; education on causes of disorders; target certain high-risk groups and provide support that might lead to prevention (diet, prenatal care, decrease effects of poverty)
• Intervention – early detection; educational services at an early age; high-quality services that involve an array of services; support for families of poverty
• Lobbying should focus on the cost (lost productivity, money needed to support individuals, etc.) to society for not providing prevention and intervention services
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