by Jolene | Apr 3, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parents and PTSD Survey Results About a month ago, Different Dream first posted a survey about special needs parents and PTSD. Since then, and despite all sorts of tech issues that made this site hard to find, 49 people completed the survey. They took...
by Liz Matheis | Feb 20, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Stress, PTSD, and Parents of Kids with Special Needs Photo Credit: satit_srihin at www.freedigitalphotos.net Recent studies have shown that parents of kids with special needs are at a greater risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than are parents...
by Shelly Beach | Aug 20, 2014 | In Parents, PTSD
PTSD and Nursing Moms Photo Credit: tungphoto at www.freedigitalphotos.net Hello, Different Dream readers! Welcome to a guest post from my good friends and fellow PTSD advocates, Shelly Beach and Wanda Sanchez. This post about PTSD and nursing mothers first appeared...
by Jolene | May 2, 2014 | In Parents, PTSD
10 Truths Learned about Trauma Photo Credit: smarttiw at www.freedigitalphotos.net Trauma impacts lives. Whatever time of life a person is traumatized—as an infant, child, teen, or adult—life is never the same. A post at Sojourners by Catherine Woodiwiss explains ten...
by Jolene | Nov 27, 2012 | In Parents, PTSD
Stress and How Parents of Kids with Special Needs Handle It Stress is a component of the parenting process. The stress is often compounded for parents of children with special needs. A featured post at Julia Robert’s blog Support for Special Needs recently...
by Jolene | Sep 29, 2011 | In Parents, PTSD
For guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff and her family, successful outings require a little extra planning. She relearned the importance of self care for the caregiver during a recent visit to a crowded restaurant, as he guest post shows. Self Care for the Caregiver:...
