In Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, Dr. Martin Seligman describes his research into helping people change their mental set point. If you have a preset tendency toward depression, he says, you can change your outlook by cultivating optimism. Instead of focusing on what’s wrong in your life or that of your child, start to focus on what’s right. For example, tell yourself: “I have received a diagnosis for my child. I have tried various different treatment options; some have worked, some haven’t. Now I am working toward integrating the feasible options into my family’s
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