by Jolene | Aug 14, 2019 | Advocacy and Research
Educators care about traumatized kids. I came to this conclusion after facilitating professional development classes for more than 80 Iowa classroom and special education teachers, substitutes, paraprofessionals, and administrators this past summer. Whether they work...
by Jonathan McGuire | Apr 4, 2019 | Books and Resources
The Hope Anew Disability Podcast is the latest offering from guest blogger Jonathan McGuire and his wife Sarah. In this post, he explains who the podcast is for and what it offers. The McGuires hosted Different Dream’s Jolene Philo as their guest on April 1, and...
by Jolene | Feb 7, 2019 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
The link between the ACEs and toxic stress have been accepted by mental health experts since the ACEs study results were released in the late 1990s. The general public and members of the special needs community, however, are not equally aware of the study and its...
by Jolene | Jan 9, 2019 | In Children, PTSD
Preventing PTSD in children is an issue addressed frequently at Different Dream. Today, we welcome Lydia Jenkins, D.O. Pediatrics, whose excellent article about preventing PTSD in children first appeared on the Parenting Pod website. The article is featured here today...
by Jolene | Nov 21, 2018 | Books and Resources, PTSD
Today I am pleased to introduce Different Dream readers to Margaret Vasquez, a gifted mental health care therapist and author of More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma. In her post, she explains why she wrote the book and provides a glimpse into the...
by Jonathan McGuire | Oct 17, 2018 | In Parents, PTSD
Guest blogger, Jonathan McGuire wants you to know that trauma in parents of kids with special needs is real. He explains how he became convinced of that truth in this post. Trauma in Parents of Kids with Special Needs In the fall of 2012, instead of driving to...
