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Parenting > Adulthood
Letter of Intent for Special Needs Planning: What to Include
...enforces it, no attorney needs to review it, and you...parents put it off. The special needs trust gets drafted...it off. The special needs trust gets drafted...document a stranger would need to take over your job...you know your son needs his socks put on seam-side...self-administer her insulin but needs someone standing nearby...rejected, nap or rest needs, evening wind-down....
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Recognizing Caregiver Burnout vs Normal Stress
...time you felt like yourself. Is this just what special needs parenting looks like, or is it something...felt like yourself. Is this just what special needs parenting looks like, or is it something else?...like yourself. Is this just what special needs parenting looks like, or is it something else? The distinction...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Latex Allergy in Spina Bifida: Why It Develops and How to Stay Safe
...enough. When you're managing spina bifida, you collect these moments: small, unglamorous tasks that nobody warned you about, that don't feel like "parenting" so much as inventory management. And yet here we are, learning which boxes to grab and which to leave on the shelf, because this matters. Latex allergy...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...sleep patterns in children on the spectrum. The struggle you're in isn't a parenting failure. Sleep regulation is neurologically different for many autistic...neurologically different for many autistic children, and the sensory and routine needs that shape their days shape their nights too. There are approaches that...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...transitions, or melts down over seemingly minor changes. A friend mentions Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase sounds vague, another parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication." PCIT isn't that. It's a structured, evidence-based protocol where a...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...physical changes your child can't predict or control. Puberty is hard for any child. For autistic children, it brings specific challenges that most parenting guides don't address. Research shows autistic girls begin puberty an average of 9.5 months earlier than their peers. The physical changes arrive before...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
You know you need support. Everyone says...get it. But knowing you need a support group and finding...evaluating support groups for special needs families. Not inspiration,...support groups for special needs families. Not inspiration,...diagnosis-agnostic and focus on shared parenting challenges. Parent to...with rare conditions and need someone who understands...
Parenting > The Early Years
How to Support Your Typical Child When Their Sibling Has Special Needs
...learned to shrink his needs to fit the space that's...siblings of children with special needs carry a particular...children with special needs carry a particular...and what's called parentification: when a child...because their own needs go unmet long enough...learning that their needs don't count as much...children, ages 3 to 6, need concrete, simple explanations....
Parenting > Support Groups
How to Find Online Support Groups That Actually Help
The pandemic shifted how parents of children with special needs find support. Virtual groups became the norm: no childcare needed,... The pandemic shifted how parents of children with special needs find support. Virtual groups became the norm: no childcare needed, no travel,...
Parenting > Support Groups
The Complete Guide to Finding Support as a Special Needs Parent
Parent-to-parent matching programs exist in all 50 states with 50+ years of proven effectiveness, but most parents have never heard of them.
Parenting > Self-Care
When Guilt Takes Over: A Parent's Guide to Processing the Hard Emotions
...guilt arrives. Your child needs you, there's paperwork to file,...let go. Caregiver guilt in special needs parenting is qualitatively...Caregiver guilt in special needs parenting is qualitatively...Caregiver guilt in special needs parenting is qualitatively different...things that don't apply to most parenting situations: Ongoing grief...
Parenting > Self-Care
How to Protect Your Marriage When Special Needs Parenting Takes Over
...about anything else. This is what happens when special needs parenting takes over. The partnership that...anything else. This is what happens when special needs parenting takes over. The partnership that used...else. This is what happens when special needs parenting takes over. The partnership that used to include...