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How to Talk to Parents About the Apraxia

[Source] Apraxia-Kids

We thank Apraxia-Kids and Sharon Gretz, M.Ed for allowing us to link to their very useful articles.

By: Sharon Gretz, M.Ed.

NB: This article is written for the parents of children who have Childhood Apraxia of Speech and related problems. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their client's caregivers as much information as possible.

The hardest requirement for many healthcare professionals that provide services to children is to deliver news to parents and caregivers that is perceived as "bad news." In this sense, speech-language pathology is no different than other health related professions. Caring individuals enter into helping professions and thus are usually sensitive to the feelings of the individuals whom they serve.

Read the Full Article HERE

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