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In the bargaining phase, a parent has come to accept that yes, something is different about his or her child and they had better find a solution, but he or she may not completely accept either the diagnosis or the suggested treatment. In the denial phase the self-talk was, No way, this is not happening, and in the anger phase it was, Damn those so-called experts—I hate them all! In the bargaining phase, the self-talk becomes more layered: Maybe the experts are partially right, but I’m not sure. I need to figure this out on my own terms, because I don’t like the label they’re giving my kid or ...more
Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children
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