According to NCES 2, only 53 percent of children ages three to five were read to daily by a family member (1999). Children in families with incomes below the poverty line are less likely to be read to aloud everyday than are children in families with incomes at or above poverty.
There is more than hope for people with post-traumatic stress. Recovery can and does occur. Please do not rely on medication alone as it has no power to change the brain permanently. Effective cognitive-behavioral approaches -- which with repetition change the brain -- work in the vast majority of cases.
chelle38, I am Agoraphobic and am on disability because of it. There is no way that I can hold down a job because of the Agoraphobia and the panic/anxiety attacks it creates. You will need to have lots of documentation, mostly provided by your pdoc and therapist if you have them.helle38, I am Agoraphobic and am on disability because of it. There is no way that I can hold down a job because of the Agoraphobia and the panic/anxiety attacks it creates. You will need to have lots of documentation, mostly provided by your pdoc and therapist if you have them.