As I said I'd be continuing to step in and put my thoughts out on the board.
This is in no way to be comparable with finding how I reacted when I learned my son was autistic but in a sense, I could see where the hearing parents are coming from when they found out their child was deaf. It was more of like coming into a shock and disbelief. That alone is scary when you have NO idea of what could be coming up next or whatever would be down the road.
Sure, It is natural to have these reactions but u know, by stepping out of the zone only can help make it progress a bit better. In some cases, it does not always work. When someone comes into a defensive mechanism, thus the denial part comes in play as well. I don't think there's ever one parent that has felt the denial at the beginning. They are vastly clueless when it comes to their child. As time goes along, the more they know, the more they become scared because it's like they feel they have "lost" their child.
Now I'm not saying it is for every parents out there but in most case, I've seen where there are some who are very supportive, and some aren't.
I think in a diplomatic manner, You'd think by stepping out of the horizons - That can also open a lot of aspects/perspective. Some of them may not be willingly to be open about it but then, some are.
