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Parents’ sensemaking processes in the identification of developmental delays and engagement with early intervention services

Courtney L. Scherr, Hannah J. Getachew-Smith, Laura Sudec, John J. Brooks and Megan Roberts

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 255, issue C

Abstract: •Heuristic processes influenced the Common Sense Model when identifying a delay.•Self-efficacy may facilitate transitions between stimuli and representations.•Uncertainty about prognosis led to hope and infused cognitive representation.•Physicians should reconsider wait-and-see approach to referral for EI evaluation.•Therapy should be described as support for parents' interactions with toddler.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112941

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