075: Parents as Powerful Advocates for Their Kids
Update: 2023-02-09
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Guest: Nicole Pounds, M.S. CCC-SLP
Join Nicole for the very first solo episode of Helping Kids Thrive as she shares her experience advocating for her child to receive a medical procedure that he needed despite the team not initially being on board. She first learned about the connection between sleep and ADHD as a result of a previous episode of Helping Kids Thrive, which prompted her to do more research and begin to advocate for a sleep study for her child, resulting in a diagnosis of sleep apnea and a need for more follow up evaluations.
Episode Highlights:
- Background into Nicole's family
- Signs & Symptoms they noticed with their son
- Helping Kids Thrive episode that prompted this need for advocating
- Advocating for a sleep study & the results
- Why Nicole believes parents are the best advocates for their children
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