Have you ever wondered why parents of kids with special needs always seem to be so cranky? Or why we tend to make really inappropriate remarks so often? Or why other parents of kids with special needs laugh at those inappropriate remarks like it’s an inside joke? The Life We Live Special needs parenting is [...]
“Who needs caffeine when I can have adrenaline-fueled adventures all day and all night?” That’s what I used to say when my son was little. By 1 or 2 pm on most days, my hands started trembling from the constant stream of adrenaline. My mind was always on alert because my hyperactive son was an [...]
Don’t Worry! Let me assure you that life will get easier. When my daughter was young, I was sure that life as I once knew it was over. Kids will be Kids Going to the grocery store with two toddlers seemed impossible. One of my children could not walk and the other child was running [...]
For about a week I have been asked to submit a post for the Friendship Circle Blog. Where is it? Maybe this will help It’s the week before Thanksgiving and we are in the middle of parent-teacher conferences. So where is my blog post? The dog ate it. Not really, but sometimes as the parent [...]
New studies debunk the frequently quoted statistic that 80 percent of parents with autistic children are divorced. The studies, conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Kennedy Krieger Institute respectively, report findings much lower than the aforementioned percentage. The findings do not come without questions and a sense of frustration from parents of children [...]
Families bring important strengths in coping and adjusting to new diagnoses of Autism, a recent study finds. Though studies previously have assessed stress levels in mothers and fathers of children with Autism, the influence of their mental and emotional state on their parenting experience has been overlooked. Researchers at the Studies to Advance Autism Research [...]
