Finding a new doctor can be a challenge, especially when your child ages out of their pediatrician’s services. Learn about the process one mom went through to find a new doctor for her child.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Preparing for an ARD meeting is tough and emotionally exhausting. You’re planning your child’s education–for their future–and you want to get it right. Here are tips to help you be successful.
Categories: Education & Schools
Most people hear the term PTSD and think of soldiers returning from war. But having a child in the NICU/PICU can result into PTSD, too. Here are some common symptoms of PTSD and suggestions for getting help.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
When you have a child(ren) with a disability label, it seems far too often the focus is on the label, not the child. Create an introduction portfolio that tells your child’s story about who they are. And read it at every Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meeting. Here’s how.
Categories: Education & Schools
After my daughter passed away, I also lost my own identity and purpose in life. How do you go forward from there?
Categories: Family Support
To advocate for our children, we must be informed and active in the decision-making processes—from local to state to national concerns. There are tools to assist in finding helpful resources.
Categories: Family Support
The trauma some parents experience caring for a child with a chronic illness may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Categories: Family Support
Being prepared for your child’s hospital admission can help everything go smoother and alleviate a good deal of stress for you and your family. Here is one family’s "Plan of Action."
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Distraction: Appointment anxiety’s greatest enemy
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the impact my son’s disability has on my older, neurotypical son.
Categories: Family Support