by Jolene | Feb 7, 2019 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
The ACEs and Toxic Stress: Implications for Children with Special Needs? The link between the ACEs and toxic stress have been accepted by mental health experts since the ACEs study results were released in the late 1990s. The general public and members of the special...
by Jolene | Jan 9, 2019 | In Children, PTSD
Preventing PTSD: 11 Things To Do If Your Child Has Been Through Trauma Preventing PTSD in children is an issue addressed frequently at Different Dream. Today, we welcome Lydia Jenkins, D.O. Pediatrics, whose excellent article about preventing PTSD in children first...
by Margaret Mary Vasquez | Nov 21, 2018 | Books and Resources, PTSD
More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma Today I am pleased to introduce Different Dream readers to Margaret Vasquez, a gifted mental health care therapist and author of More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma. In her post, she explains why she...
by Jonathan McGuire | Oct 17, 2018 | In Parents, PTSD
Trauma in Parents of Kids with Special Needs Guest blogger Jonathan McGuire wants you to know that trauma in parents of kids with special needs is real. He explains how he became convinced of that truth in this post. Trauma in Parents of Kids with Special Needs In the...
by admin | Sep 20, 2018 | In Children, In Parents, PTSD
PTSD in the Entire Family PTSD in the entire family? Can it happen? Today’s guest blogger, who is writing anonymously to protect her family, describes how PTSD in the entire family is a reality at their house. PTSD in the Entire Family I first recognized the...
by Jolene | Jun 25, 2018 | In Children, PTSD
June is PTSD Awareness Month–Again June is PTSD Awareness Month–again. If I had my druthers, I’d do the ostrich thing and bury my head in the sand. Because PTSD Awareness Month is hard for me. It brings back memories of the early days of my baby’s life and...
