

Telling Your Child Their Diagnosis: How to Help Your Child Understand
Whether I diagnose a child with ADHD, a learning disability, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), one concern that every parent has is how to discuss a new diagnosis with their child. As I sit with the parents to discuss their child's diagnosis the conversation invariably turns to "when, where, why, and how" are the best ways to tell a child about his/her unique differences... without sending a message that there is something "wrong" with him or her? WHY YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR CH