Author:

• GERALDO A. FIAMENGHI JR - Fiamenghi, G.A. - São Paulo, SP - UNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE (PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM DISTÚRBIOS DO DESENVOLVIMENTO) - <fiamenghi@mackenzie.br>

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This paper aimed to know and discuss a group of parents of Down’s syndrome children reactions and feelings and the impact of the news and diagnostic. Four couples whose children received the diagnostic of Down’s syndrome participated in this research. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview and the results were qualitatively analyzed, using categories. Results indicated that all four couples relate the feeling of loss of the idealized son. It can be observed from this study the need for professional capacitating of because the impact of the moment the family receive the news can interfere in the family’s dynamic, as well as in the child’s development.

Keywords: Down’s syndrome; family; news.

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