by Jolene | Sep 3, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Writing about PTSD in Children Was Not on My Bucket List I have loved to tell stories for as long as I can remember. Show and tell was my favorite subject in school. My second favorite subject was when the teacher read aloud after lunch. The actual writing of stories...
by Kathryn Sneed | Jun 26, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parents and Trauma: Medically Induced PTSD Today, Different Dream is wrapping up its ongoing series about PTSD in parents of kids with special needs. Guest blogger Kathryn Sneed is here to share her story of medically-induced PTSD. Perhaps you will see...
by Jolene | Jun 25, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Shouting PTSD Awareness from the Mountaintop In the small midwestern town where I grew up during the 1960s, the words cancer, pregnant, divorce, sex, and mental illness were always spoken in whispers, accompanied by dark looks, furtive glances, and the covering of...
by Christina Nelson | Jun 19, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parents and Trauma: The Unseen Battle with PTSD Welcome back to the Different Dream series about special needs parents and trauma. In today’s post, guest blogger Christina Nelson describes her invisible battle with PTSD and how she learned to win...
by Jolene | Jun 18, 2015 | In Children, PTSD
Childhood PTSD Resources June is PTSD Awareness Month, so today Different Dream is raising awareness about childhood PTSD. Also known as childhood developmental trauma, this type of PTSD is not as well known adult PTSD. But it is every bit as real as the grown up...
by Jolene | Jun 17, 2015 | Books and Resources, PTSD
Grief Support for Children Can Prevent PTSD June is PTSD Awareness Month. Throughout the month, Different Dream is raising awareness with a variety of posts about PTSD in children and parents of children with special needs. Today’s post looks at one way to...
