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 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 Jolene | Jun 9, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Inside Out Special Needs Parenting, Part 2: Brain Basics This post is the second in Different Dream’s series about special needs parenting from the inside out. The series is a compilation of information learned while doing the research for Does My Child Have...
by Sheri Dacon | Jun 8, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parenting Stress and Medication Thank you for stopping by Different Dream today. June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, and almost every Different Dream post in June deals with some aspect of this pervasive mental illness. Today,...
by Jolene | Apr 14, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Inside Out Special Needs Parenting, Part 1 Special needs parenting is a challenging, wonderful, unexpected, amazing adventure. For most of us, it is uncharted territory that can be scary and stressful. It can also push our buttons, causing normally sane and calm...
by Jolene | Apr 7, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Parent PTSD: When You Can’t Put Special Needs Behind You Parent PTSD?Again?Shouldn’t that horse be dead by now? How I wish the answer to the last question was yes. Unfortunately, much as I wish the parent PTSD horse was dead, it is not. In fact, the more...
