by Jolene | Jul 21, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Surprising Causes of PTSD in Children Who wants to believe that kids, even very young ones, can develop PTSD? I certainly don’t. But as my family knows, many children do develop PTSD. And because children are small and vulnerable and dependent, the causes of...
by Jolene | Jul 14, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Inside Out Special Needs Parenting: Implicit and Explicit Memory This Different Dream post is the fourth installment in a series about special needs parenting from the inside out. The series is the result of what I learned while researching Does My Child Have PTSD?...
by Jolene | Jun 27, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Sad Truth about PTSD in Children For the first 52 years of my life, I had no idea children could struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But in 2008 when my son, age 26, was diagnosed with this mental illness, I learned the truth. PTSD in children is...
by Jolene | Jun 23, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Myths about PTSD in Children, Part 2 PTSD in a mental illness not understood by many people. People who do know about PTSD in children often have many misconceptions about it. While writing, Does My Child Have PTSD? I discovered 10 common myths and misconceptions...
by Jolene | Jun 22, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Does My Child Have PTSD? Do I Have PTSD? A strange thing happened a few months back at the Accessibility Summit in McClean, Virginia. On Friday afternoon, I was sitting in the Exhibit Hall at my book table. A copy of my newest book, Does My Child Have PTSD? What To Do...
by Kim Combes | Jun 15, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Creating a Legacy of Love and Hope for Children with PTSD Too often, discussions about children with PTSD descend into a litany of gloom and doom. Foster and adoptive parent, Kim Combes, who is also a mental health therapist, is here with words of hope and...
