title: Professionalism: one size does not fit all.
abstract: When a child is born with or acquires special needs, the parents may find some parental tasks more difficult. They may not know how to make their tasks easier, or that some parents find it exceptionally rewarding and meaningful to raise their children with special needs. This piece explores how clinicians might share this potentially life-altering information. It also explores when and why clinicians might want to make one-of-a-kind exceptions to their usual professional practices.
authors: Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 USA. edmund.howe@uhuhs.edu.
authors: Edmund G
authors: EG
authors: Howe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics