by Lisa Pelissier | Dec 1, 2022 | Books and Resources, Encouragement, Link Share, Special Needs Parenting
New Blog for Christians Parenting the Mentally Ill Christians parenting the mentally ill need other believers to support them. Today Lisa Pelissier is here to introduce Different Dream readers to a new blog designed to support Christian families impacted by mental...
by Kimberly Drew | Nov 4, 2021 | Books and Resources
Communication Is a Gift Communication is a gift for a child who is non-verbal or has delayed speech. Our youngest daughter, Ellie, recently started using a communication device at school. We felt a sense of dread as the words “communication board” and “iPad” came...
by Nicholas Tana | Sep 21, 2021 | Books and Resources
The Little Lion that Listened: Author Interview The Little Lion that Listened was written by Nicholas Tana, whose daughter lives with a rare disease. Today he shares what he’s learned from his daughter and why he wrote this children’s book. As a parent of a child with...
by Julia Sansing | Mar 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Books and Resources
Friend in Me for Kids with Disabilities Friend in Me is a website that encourages friendships between kids with disabilities and neurotypical peers. It’s the brainchild of Julia and her brother Troy. In this guest post, Julia explains how Friend in Me came into being...
by Jim Gaven | Feb 24, 2021 | Books and Resources
5 Day Programs for Those with Special Needs Made Me Cry Tears of Joy 5 day programs for those with special needs don’t always lead to to tears of joy. But when guest blogger Jim Gaven showed up for on his last day at a non-profit he worked for, he began to cry. Here’s...
by Jim Gaven | Feb 9, 2021 | Books and Resources
Transitioning Between Rhythms and Tempos Transitioning Between Rhythms and Tempos is the brainchild of music therapist, Jim Gavin. In this post he explains what transitions are, what’s included in the class he’s developed, and who can benefit from it. We are creatures...