by Marnie Witters | Dec 13, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
4 Tips for Smoother School Transitions for Kids with Special Needs Transitions can be tough for kids with special needs. This fall Marnie Witters devised 4 tips for smoother school transitions when their family moved to a new house and her son who is on the autism...
by Kevin OBrien | Dec 12, 2018 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Confessions of an Autism Dad Kevin O’Brien shares his confessions as an autism dad in today’s post…something he was reticent to do until he became a contributor to a new book, Life on the Spectrum, and discovered the importance and worth of the work...
by Jolene | Dec 6, 2018 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
How To Demystify Special Needs at School I am grateful to my colleagues who taught me how to demystify special needs at school. A special education teacher in our building and the guidance counselor wanted to mainstream a child with developmental delays into my third...
by JM Sheridan | Dec 5, 2018 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
French Fries in the Park: Encouraging Understanding, Acceptance, and Love JM Sheridan is the author of the children’s book French Fries in the Park. Please welcome her and enjoy her guest post about the story behind French Fries in the Park. The scene in the...
by Mark Arnold | Nov 28, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
A Dad’s Perspective Mark Arnold is Different Dream’s guest blogger this week. Please join us in welcoming Mark as he shares a dad’s perspective of parenting a child with special needs. A Dad’s Perspective Yesterday evening, I lay on the bed...
by Jolene | Nov 26, 2018 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
A Reluctant Caregiver I’ve been a reluctant caregiver most of my life, but didn’t realize it was a problem until after the birth of our first child. He was medically fragile for the first four years of his life, but his special needs weren’t the...
