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How faith healing can complicate disability acceptance

I have been attending healing services for my daughter's autism for months and I cannot tell if I am hoping for a miracle or avoiding acceptance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The promise of divine intervention may interfere with adaptive coping and realistic treatment planning.

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