If you haven’t checked out my post Sensory Processing Disorder #1, I would encourage you to do so. In that post you will find what Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is. Now that you are familiar with it’s definition, let’s look at where and how it presents itself and suggestions on how to help your child.…
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Sensory Processing Disorder (part 1): what it is
Crying, whining, irritability. How do you know what’s going on with your child, especially when they can’t communicate how they’re feeling? It might be that they’re too young to understand, their early life inhibited their ability to identify emotions and physical senses, or they are nonverbal. Our son, Jeremiah, cried from the time he came…
Read Moreplay = bonding time (adoption/foster)
I came across this great post on the Tapestry website called “What’s Your Play Personality?” Life can be overwhelming when you have children with special needs. I could make a list that runs a mile long, but it comes down to making time to play with our kids. Want to know what you can spend…
Read Morewhat can a diagnosis mean?
This blog post by the Attachment and Trauma Network is very insightful when it comes to diagnosis’. Although I believe my daughter would have been diagnosed with the new Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder, I would conclude that we have been able to help her tremendously (through God’s guidance) without that specific diagnosis. One of the…
Read Morefinding joy
Raising children with disabilities and disorders is hard, but what most people don’t consider is everything else that plays into the word “hard.” Regular life: Normal life can be stressful for so many, and us special needs parents have to play roulette with that aspect too. Work: Are you self-employed? Is your spouse self-employed? Are…
Read MoreContents Page is up and limping
Look for the new Contents Page at the top of the page. I have compiled a somewhat organized list of all the contents from this blog to help in your search for what you’re looking for. It took HOURS, and I hope it helps. The only glitch is with the General Adoption page, I apologize,…
Read Morehe almost left his disable daughter
This father’s story on CNN wrecked my heart. I would encourage everyone to read it. It tells of a child’s diagnosis of Down Syndrome and how it broke the father, leaving him wondering if life was worth living, if he should put his daughter up for adoption, or if he should leave his child and wife.…
Read Morediscovering the child behind the label (adopting a special needs child)
This article first appeared in the April 2013 issue of Adoption Today. ******** A baby needed a loving home, how could we say no? We got the call from Child Protective Services on December 17, 2009, they told us no one else could take in a three month old boy. The list of issues his…
Read MoreTemple Grandin shares her perspective on Autism
In this video, Temple Grandin has some great tips for parents of Autistic children. She touches on so many issues in the Autism realm. Here are some points she expounds upon: Slowly stretch your child: Give them opportunities to do activities that expand their current reality. Have them take turns with a sibling every day.…
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