Dr. Lori Desautels, author and education expert, explains how early trauma impacts a students' ability to regulate and learn. She has written several books from her experience working with students with challenging behaviors. She shares how addiction is a form of a learning disorder as a reaction to pain. Teachers and parents can look at the acronym "A SECRET" to identify the causes of behaviors to improve a students' success in the classroom.

Watch for Part 2, coming soon, to hear specific strategies that Dr. Desautels uses in her classroom.