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Frequent Parent Questions in the Special Needs Community

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Desirae Pillay is a speaker, trainer and facilitator on disability inclusion and mental health. She serves at Parent Reality as the Head of Support. In this podcast she shares what topics most frequently come up from parents in the support groups she facilitates. Listen to what she has learned from other parents as well as from her own journey as a parent to an adult with special needs.
8 Sep English South Africa Kids & Family · Alternative Health

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