Helping Families With Children With Developmental Disabilities
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Pediatric Annals
- Vol. 24 (5) , 262-266
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0090-4481-19950501-09
Abstract
The physician can help the child with developmental disabilities maximize his or her potential and minimize the adverse effects on the family by understanding the emotional and other impacts of a developmental disability; providing information about diagnosis, prognosis, and associated problems; providing nonjudgmental listening; providing information about community resources, including parent-support groups; ensuring adequate communication with everyone involved in the care of the child; and referring the family to appropriate agencies and providers.Keywords
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