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Parent Matters
Notes for Guiding Children with Autism
and Other Special Needs from Essential Communication, Inc.
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130 Prospect Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
770-817-0181
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| ISSUE 1, MAY 2009
Telling someone that you are 'beginning a journey' conjures up all
types of feelings and emotions, that likely vary according to the
purpose of your journey. This edition of PARENT MATTERS
is the start of a journey for our professional practice and with
it comes feelings of excitement, curiosity and anticipation. Thank you
for taking your time to let us join you in your journey to parent
a special needs child. I am sure that we will all benefit from our time
together.
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| Medals for Courage
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have raised two sons to adulthood, one with no diagnosable
disabilities, although lots of idiosyncrasies and one who survived
and recovered from a brain tumor and all the additional needs that
brought our way. I have worked with many children with a
variety of special needs in my career as a speech language pathologist
and have a multitude of friends with whom I have intimately shared
their journeys in raising their children. Without the benefit of
research I would summarize the quality that each parent needs most to
be a successful guide to their child, regardless of how you might
characterize the child's obstacles, is COURAGE. In the course of
the treatments involved in treating my youngest child's
brain tumor a very dear friend passed this quote along to me. I have
never been able to give credit to an author but would if I only knew
who wrote it.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
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my personal and professional life, this quote has renewed and
guided me in so many difficult moments. My mission and hope for
PARENT MATTERS is to help you remember how courageous you really are
and believe how much your courage can renew and guide you. Sometimes
that might be practical and sometimes we might lean to the
inspirational side, but we hope that we will always help you say, "I
will try again tomorrow" and know that you are a worthy recipient
of a Medal for Courage.
Fondly,
Janice Guice |
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Janice Guice,MA, CCC-SLP
Lisa Cheyette, PhD
Rebekah Stroud, MS
Colleen Chambers, MS, CCC-SLP
Essential-Communication, Inc. |
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