by Jolene | Aug 18, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
7 Ways the Brain Responds to Traumatic Events Have you ever wondered how the brain responds to traumatic events? Thanks to decades of research and the advent of medical imaging techniques, mental health care professionals have more answers to that question than ever...
by Jolene | Aug 11, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Inside Out Special Needs Parenting: 7 Stages of Trauma Response Today’s post is the fifth 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? What To Do...
by Jolene | Jul 21, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Surprising Causes of PTSD in Children Who wants to believe that kids, even very young ones, can develop PTSD? I certainly don’t. But as my family knows, many children do develop PTSD. And because children are small and vulnerable and dependent, the causes of...
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 27, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Sad Truth about PTSD in Children For the first 52 years of my life, I had no idea children could struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But in 2008 when my son, age 26, was diagnosed with this mental illness, I learned the truth. PTSD in children is...
by Jolene | Jun 23, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Myths about PTSD in Children, Part 2 PTSD in a mental illness not understood by many people. People who do know about PTSD in children often have many misconceptions about it. While writing, Does My Child Have PTSD? I discovered 10 common myths and misconceptions...
