[blparent] Kids and Meds

[Lisamaria Martinez]

If anything, I've had doctors get very concerned that I wouldn't be
able to administer meds to Erik. I presume though that doctors will
prescribe meds to a child regardless of a parents' visual acuity.

On 3/30/12, Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net> wrote:
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> I'm wondering if blind parents are any more likely than sighted parents to
> be told that their children need medication.  It's possible that doctors
> assume the blind parent can't take other steps to help a child settle down,
> or that an active child will be too much for a blind parent to handle.  What
> are people's experiences?
>
> Debbie
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