Reference no: EM133257895 , Length: 2 Pages
Assignment:
1. What type of disability does your child have?
2. What led you to believe there was a developmental concern? How did you find out?
3. What steps did you take to identify your child's disability? What services/supports did you utilize or wish you had?
4. How did you first feel about the diagnosis and how do you feel now? What services/supports helped/would help you in this processing?
5. How did friends and family react and how did that affect you? What services helped/would help you in educating them?
6. What would you like people to be aware of about being a parent with a child that has a disability?
7. Do you have any advice for parents that have children entering the school system in identifying ways to gain support for inclusion of their child with special needs? What services have you utilized or wished you had?
8. Do you have any advice for parents building a relationship with their child's teacher in identifying ways to gain support for inclusion of their child with special needs? What services have you utilized or wished you had?
9. How do you promote awareness of your child's special needs and a support for inclusion? What services have you utilized or wished you had?
10. Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Please write a 1 to 2 page Q&A style write-up, as well as a personal reflection and application paragraph on how you will utilize this information in your work with young children to distinguish specific service needs and provide them with referral options to support specific family needs, making connections to class material.