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community residence

a residential setting, usually serving 3 to 15 people and located in a regular house, with live-in or shift staffing. Community residences—some of which provide clinical services in addition to supervision, personal assistance, and training in everyday living skills—represent the most common out-of-home residential setting for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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March 16th 2025

state-dependent behavior

state-dependent behavior

actions that are affected by one’s emotional state, such as saying something hurtful to another while angry.