Clinical
diagnosis, information and stress in parents of children with a learning disability
<p>Fosome parents, receiving the news that their child has a learning disability can be associated with feelings of shock and distress akin to a grieving process (Maxwell and Barr 2003). Other parents may be relieved to receive a diagnosis, rather than being left with uncertainty about the cause of the difficulties that their child is having (Maxwell and Barr 2003).</p>
