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title: 'Parent pep talk: Coping with your child’s diagnosis'
description: 'If your child was recently diagnosed with a learning disability or ADHD, listen to words of encouragement from a mom who’s been there. '
slug: parent-pep-talk-coping-with-your-childs-diagnosis
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:50:25.902Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/parent-pep-talk-coping-with-your-childs-diagnosis
lang: en
---

# Parent pep talk: Coping with your child’s diagnosis

“Can I handle this?” “How am I going to help?” These are questions lots of parents and caregivers ask themselves when they find out their children learn and think differently. If your child was recently diagnosed, listen to words of encouragement from a mom who’s been there.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/8DA2D06AC4CD4A6782E1CDDCDBB95FEF/7cdcd2df899300e60ccad07db032f1ef/012619_VideoParent_Pep_Talk_Finding_Out_Your_Child_Has_a_Learning_or_Attention_Issue.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/xnVcROV33h0)

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