论文信息 - Esperando un diagnóstico: experiencias de padres de niños con sospecha de discapacidad Waiting for a diagnosis: experiences of the parents of children with asuspected disability

Esperando un diagnóstico: experiencias de padres de niños con sospecha de discapacidad Waiting for a diagnosis: experiences of the parents of children with asuspected disability

Getting a diagnosis of a disability or a developmental delay may happen in different moments and may expand in time. During the pre-diagnosis period, families experience frustration as they do not know what happens and what to do. Early attention services are a resource to families. In order to know how families live these wait- times, 12 parents were studied. Results show that the length of the wait-time and the relationships developed with the professionals are core variables to face this family

S. López-Larrosa | Manuel Peralbo | Samanta López

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