by Jolene | Feb 9, 2022 | How Tos and Resources, How-Tos
Determining Where to Start as Your Child with Special Needs Nears Adulthood Determining Where to Start as Your Child with Special Needs Nears Adulthood Determining where to start as your child with special needs nears adulthood is no easy task. There are legal matters...
by Jolene | Jan 4, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Uncategorized
EA/TEF Awareness Day 2022 is Here! EA/TEF Awareness Day 2022 has arrived. Usually Different Dream devotes all of January to EA/TEF Awareness Month. For over ten years, I have issued invitations on Facebook for parents and survivors to share their stories. In the past,...
by Jolene | Dec 27, 2021 | How-Tos
When the Unexpected Becomes the Norm for the Caregiver When the unexpected becomes the norm for the caregiver, as was the case for many in 2021, it knocks us off balance. At least, that’s what one unexpected hit after hit did to me over the past year. I didn’t...
by Mark Arnold | Sep 14, 2021 | How-Tos
Helping Autistic Children Recover from Meltdowns Helping autistic children recover from meltdowns is something many assume only parents and professionals can do. Thanks to this post from Mark Arnold, members of the body of Christ can play a part is supporting autistic...
by Jolene | Sep 7, 2021 | How-Tos, The 5 Love Languages® for Special Needs Families
Communicating Your Child’s Love Language to Medical Professionals Communicating your child’s love language to medical professionals may be a new idea to you. I hadn’t thought about it much until I interviewed caregiving parents for Sharing Love Abundantly in Special...
by Jessica Temple | Aug 25, 2021 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
The Reality of Spoonie Parenting The reality of spoonie parenting became part of guest blogger Jessica Temple’s world in November of 2020. In this post about the reality of spoonie parenting (ie: parenting kids with special needs while living with a chronic illness),...
