Table 4.

Parents’ Perceptions Regarding Health Care Provider Understanding of Wants

Health Care Professional	Helpful	%a	Not Helpful	No Answer	Total
Geneticist	11	92	0	1	12
Genetic counselor	17	89	2	0	19
Neurologist	21	68	10	0	31
Nurse	1	100	0	0	1
Other	1	100	0	0	1
Geneticist + neurologist	1	100	0	0	1
Genetic counselor + neurologist	1	100	0	0	1
Genetic counselor + other	1	100	0	0	1
Geneticist + genetic counselor + neurologist	1	100	0	0	1
Total	55		12	1	68

^aPercentages represent total of each profession, not total of health care professionals.