Parent Guide

Learning disorders and motor disorders can be difficult for parents to understand. They often have many questions that go unanswered and can create considerable misunderstanding. This misunderstanding can damage the child/parent relationship. The PMHNP can answer questions and provide guidance for the family in order to help reduce the uncertainty of the disorders.

For the Discussion, you will work with your group again to develop a Parent Guide for your assigned disorder.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze signs and symptoms of learning and motor disorders in childhood
• Analyze pathophysiology of learning and motor disorders in childhood
• Analyze diagnosis and treatment methods for learning and motor disorders in childhood
• Evaluate Parent Guides

To Prepare for this Discussion:

• Your Instructor will assign you to a group and a disorder by Day 1 of Week 2.
• Review the resources concerning your assigned disorder.
• Use your group’s Discussion Board to design and develop the Parent Guide before posting to the group wiki. For further guidance, refer to the Accessing Group Discussions instructions below.

Using evidence-based research, design and develop a Parent Guide for your assigned disorder including:

• Signs and symptoms
• Pathophysiology
• How the disorder is diagnosed
• Treatment options

Provide a minimum of three academic references.