Dr. Chheda – 💚What do you do when your child is diagnosed with a chronic, long-term issue? Whether it’s diabetes, whether it’s ADD, whether it’s autism. What do you do when your child is diagnosed with a chronic, long-term issue? Some developmental delay, a congenital issue, cancer – what do you do?

Well, first you’re going to grieve, and that is okay. It’s natural to grieve. You wish for this perfect, healthy baby where nothing is wrong with them, and then you find out that something might be an issue. And you grieve for a little bit, and then you process it, and then you move on.

And then you need to meet your child where they are and help them be the best they can be. You don’t want to change them to this perfect ideal that may never happen, but you do want them to reach their full potential.

But you have to meet them where they are, and then help them the best way that you can by loving them, encouraging them, and giving them all the possible resources that you can.