Overcoming the Stigma - A Parent Perspective On Getting A Child Evaluated
As parents, our minds are wired to want and to plan for only the best quality of life possible for our children. Our hearts are resistant to the idea that our child’s brain may be wired a little differently than what we envisioned for them, and so too often we may push back when that utopian vision of normalcy we’ve dreamt of is challenged. It’s not that we would love them any less if they do happen to need some extra help…it’s just that sometimes our hearts have a hard time letting go of the preconceived plans and notions we have built up for them and for ourselves as parents. People fear what they don’t understand.- Which I believe is one of the major hurdles in overcoming the common stigma parents carry towards having their child evaluated in the first place.
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