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Scenario

When strangers criticize your child's disability

The woman at the grocery store told my daughter with Tourette's to control herself and my daughter looked at me like I was supposed to fix it and I just stood there saying nothing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The failure to protect in moments of public judgment creates shame about both the child's vulnerability and the parent's human limitations.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting a child with disability or neurodivergence?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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