Twelve Parental Rights | Autism PDD

I like this...I am ALLOWED to be all of these things....hmmm...strange concept I guess.

I found this article interesting, "Handling the Shock of Diagnosis".  It includes a summary of the 12 Parental Rights written by Kay Ferrell, whose child has a disability.  Here's a list of those rights:

The right to feel angry

The right to seek another opinion

The right to privacy

The right to keep trying

The right to stop trying

The right to set limits

The right to be a parent

The right to be unenthusiastic

The right to be annoyed with your child

The right to time off

The right to be the expert-in-charge

The right to dignity

Read more here:

http://www.autism-help.org/family-handling-diagnosis.htm

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