by Jolene | Jul 24, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Happy 25th, Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turns 25 tomorrow. Government and civil rights organizations around the country will be celebrating the passage of legislation that did much to guarantee the rights and opportunities...
by Kimberly Drew | Jun 11, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Father’s Day, Puberty and Special Needs The note guest blogger Kimberly Drew sent with this post said she had written about puberty and special needs. She is undeniably right, but reading her words, it became clear that the post is also a wonderful...
by Kathy Guzzo | Jun 10, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
A Father’s Day Tribute to a Father’s Eyes Father’s Day will be here soon. So Different Dream is taking a break from PTSD Awareness Month for a few days to focus on the roles fathers play in the lives of children with special needs. Guest blogger...
by Kathy Guzzo | May 7, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
To Grandma from your Grandchild with Special Needs Much of Mother’s Day week at Different Dream is devoted to moms of kids with special needs and rightly so. But today’s post is devoted to the grandmas who embrace their grandchildren with special needs and...
by Stephanie Ballard | May 6, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
A Special Needs Mother’s Day Poem Mother’s Day is a lovely holiday, but it can sometimes be bittersweet for moms raising kids with special needs. Guest blogger, Steph Ballard, who understand bittersweet very well as mom to a son with heart issues....
by Maggi Gale | Feb 13, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Love, Marriage, and Special Needs Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, a holiday devoted to the symbols of love…chocolates and flowers and diamonds. Maggi Gale goes beyond symbols to the very heart of love in this guest post in her look at how to love when you and...