Helping families with children with developmental disabilities
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Eye Tracking Young Children with Autism
Published on: March 27, 2012
1Easter Seal Center for Strong Children, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642-8671, USA.
Abstract:
The physician can help the child with developmental disabilities maximize his or her potential and minimize the adverse effects on the family by understanding the emotional and other impacts of a developmental disability; providing information about diagnosis, prognosis, and associated problems; providing nonjudgmental listening; providing information about community resources, including parent-support groups; ensuring adequate communication with everyone involved in the care of the child; and referring the family to appropriate agencies and providers.
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