The Talking, Feeling, & Doing Game, by Richard A. Gardner, has been utilized as an effective play therapy tool since 1973. Young children do not have the emotional nor verbal capacity to express their feelings in a traditional therapy setting....
What’d I get myself into when I said, “I do?” Being married and having a special needs kid is like… well, let me back up. When I was in college I had a friend named Dan. Dan ran for student...
One of the things I have talked about many times on my personal blog, is how special needs parenting can impact the family unit. I think that most people grasp the concept that raising a special needs child is challenging,...
Even though my daughter with autism is already late into her teens I have only been "married with autism" for seven years. I was a single parent for the first half of her life and have been navigating the world...
The importance of play, and particularly it’s importance in the life of a child, has been documented for many, many years by famous philosophers, educators, scientists and psychologists. The greek philosopher Plato (429-347 B.C.) once said “you can discover more...
My son, B, was diagnosed with PDD-NOS in June 2010. He was 2 1/2. Now, he's almost 5 and we have made remarkable progress through the help of many different strategies. It hasn't been easy, not by a long shot....
Since my daughter is already into her late teens I often get asked how I explained to her that she has autism. I always think long and hard about how to answer this question and wonder if there is some...
Play therapy is a popular form of psychotherapy used with children. For young children, generally ages three though eleven, traditional talk therapy is not effective. Children have not yet acquired the verbal skills necessary nor the emotional development necessary for...
Sometimes, no matter what you do, things are going to go, the way they are going to go. The school year is no exception, especially if your a special needs family. Having said that, there are always things you can do to...
Everyone is a month or two into the school year, the dust has settled and first day jitters are long gone. So now how do you deal with problems that arise? Maybe you aren't getting the services you need or...
Philosophers, educators, physicians, psychiatrists and psychologists have been stressing the importance of play for many, many years. It is a common belief that childhood play is a critical and necessary component of positive childhood growth and development. After reading so...
