Processing the emotions of a diagnosis of special needs of any kind looks different for different families. Here is one parent who sees 7 stages of processing grief.
- SHOCK & DENIAL
- SADNESS & GUILT
- ANGER & BARGAINING
- REFLECTION, LONELINESS
- THE UPWARD TURN
- RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH
- ACCEPTANCE & HOPE
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