Danielle Morales Psychology Major CHHS 302 Professional Writing for the Health and Human Services

 Psychology Major, focus in School Psychology  Being able to help future students deal with self-esteem issues  Be able to put parents at ease to help their Autistic child

 Mistake their constant corrections with criticism  Under the microscope feeling  In and out of different doctors  Caregivers treat them as another study instead of a person

 Depression  Not good enough  Low self-esteem  No confidence

 They need to be reassured that they haven't done anything wrong  The child is also learning how to deal with their disability  With constant doctor visits and test there is a high risk of the child having low self esteem  Could potentially lead to depression

 Parents learn different ways to helping their Autistic child cope with their disorder.  Doctors/therapist could begin to treat the child as a human being, instead of just another case study.

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