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The Call: A Grandmother’s Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis

April 7, 2015 by notaloneparents

The Call: A Grandmother's Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis (specialneedsparenting.net)

Read below for a guest post from Joan Hartley. It was a simply beautiful, sunny day in May. My husband and I were enjoying a brief respite from the cares of the world in a picnic shelter overlooking our town’s river. Just a couple weeks prior, our daughter had called us while we were on a spring boating adventure with friends. “The doctor thinks he might have Williams syndrome,” she had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile Tagged With: getting a diagnosis, grandmother, heart, special needs diagnosis, trust

Wednesday Breakthrough {Guest Post}

February 5, 2015 by notaloneparents

Wednesday Breakthrough - on the benefits of receiving a diagnosis

Read below for a guest post from Sheila Temple. Madison would always answer the cursory questions Dr. Jim asked her. For example: Dr. Jim:  How is school going?   Madison:  Good Dr. Jim:  How are you getting along with your friends?   Madison:   Pretty good  Dr. Jim:   Are you having any trouble sleeping?   Madison:   A little Dr. Jim:  Today do you feel angry?  Madison: Yes This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behaviors, Mood Disorders Tagged With: bipolar, getting a diagnosis, Guest Post, special needs diagnosis

5 things to do after someone you love receives a special needs diagnosis

September 3, 2014 by Gillian Marchenko

5 things you can do after a family you love receives a special needs diagnosis I’ll never forget the moment I was told my baby had Down syndrome. I was sitting next to her incubator in a hospital, holding on to her heel. I remember being pleased because her eyes were open. She stared intently into mine. The doctor spoke and the words ‘Down syndrome’ crashed over me. Suddenly I was alone without a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Down Syndrome, Gillian Marchenko, Uncategorized Tagged With: 5 things to support a special needs diagnosis, Down syndrome, Gillian Marchenko, special needs diagnosis

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