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Parenting a non-verbal child: 'The little steps you really celebrate'

Journalist, Chrissie Russell’s four-year-old son has been diagnosed as having a ‘severe learning disability’. Because of it, he’s non-verbal. Chrissie joined Andrea to talk about dealing with this as a parent, and the difficulties navigating ‘the...

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13.55 17 Feb 2023


Parenting a non-verbal child: 'The little steps you really celebrate'


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Journalist, Chrissie Russell’s four-year-old son has been diagnosed as having a ‘severe learning disability’. Because of it, he’s non-verbal.

Chrissie joined Andrea to talk about dealing with this as a parent, and the difficulties navigating ‘the system’...


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