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Lisaclaire · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

What reactions do parents tend to go through in response to the diagnosis that their child has a disability? How predictable are these feelings?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What reactions do parents tend to go through in response to the diagnosis that their child has a disability? How predictable are these feelings?

What will be an ideal response?

SomethingSomething · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 31, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The stages include shock and denial, grief, anger, and acceptance. Students should recognize that not all families go through these stages in their entirety or in a specific sequence, and that within a family parents may proceed at different rates or in a different order.

Answer to Question 2

In what ways can culture affect a familys reaction to a child with a disability? Give examples of your answer.