by Barb Dittrich | Apr 24, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
8 Truths about PTSD in Parents of Kids with Special Needs Welcome to Different Dream’s ongoing series about PTSD in parents of kids with special needs. (You’ll find links to the rest of the series at the bottom of the page.) Today’s guest post comes...
by Rachel Olstad | Apr 17, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
PTSD in Parents: 6 Ways to Deal with Adrenal Fatigue Welcome to the third post in Different Dream series about PTSD in parents of kids with special needs. Today, guest blogger and mom Rachel Olstad is here to tell her story of coming to terms with her PTSD that...
by Jolene | Apr 10, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parents and PTSD: What About You, Mom? PTSD and parents. I don’t want those two words to go together in the same sentence. Ever. But the truth is that PTSD and parents (especially the special needs variety) spend way too time in one...
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 Jolene | Feb 23, 2015 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
4 Childhood Trauma and PTSD Updates Childhood trauma and PTSD have been in the news frequently of late. That’s good news after years of trying to raise awareness about this form of mental illness. For this author, whose book about childhood trauma and PTSD will...
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...
