Talking Books: An Overlooked Resource

Talking Books: An Overlooked Resource

Talking Books: An Overlooked Resource Talking books have been around for a long time. My dad used them during the late 1960s and early 1970s after multiple sclerosis gave him double vision and made reading difficult. But with the rise in popularity of audiobooks among...
Special Needs Grief Is Okay

Special Needs Grief Is Okay

Guest blogger, April Brownlee learned that special needs grief is okay after their daughter was first diagnosed with Noonan Syndrome. Today she shares what she’s learned about special needs grief. Special Needs Grief Is Okay I wish I had known it was okay to...
What I Wish I’d Known at Diagnosis, Pt. 1

What I Wish I’d Known at Diagnosis, Pt. 1

Where were you the day your child was diagnosed with a special need? Do you remember what was said? What you were wearing? What you were thinking? Guest blogger Amy Stout vividly remembers the day when she and her husband received Kylie’s diagnosis of autism....
Support for Tracheostomy Parents

Support for Tracheostomy Parents

About a month ago, a blog entry about the Special Needs Underground was posted at DifferentDream.com. The concept was originally introduced by Tammy, a tracheostomy parent who blogs about caring for her son at www.PrayingforParker.com. Tracheostomy Parent Support Site...

Welcome!

DifferentDream.com is a gathering place for parents of special needs children. Dads and moms in the hospital with seriously or terminally ill kids feel isolated. So do parents whose children live with mental disablies or chronic illnesses. If you’re one of those...