Recent Special Needs Blog | Emotional/Mental Disturbance Posts"There's a Hobo at School with a Knife!" More Adventures in Childhood Bipolar Disorderby Kristyn Crow30 Sep 2008 11:04 AMMy husband and I were faced with the horrific task of telling my stepdaughters that their mother, baby sister, and brother-to-be had all been killed in a terrible car accident. As we sat them down that morning, the look of concern on their faces was obvious. Little Girl on the Edge - Childhood Bipolar Disorderby Kristyn Crow19 Sep 2008 04:52 PMMotherhood, for me, has been a journey with unexpected turns and frightening pitfalls. Little did I know when Cassidy first appeared on my doorstep the great challenges I would face being her stepmother. On that day, she looked up at me with a cherubic face, pink cheeks, and a welcoming smile. Ten Ways to Help Your Child with Depression Succeed in Schoolby Kristyn Crow12 May 2007 08:14 AMChildren who have been diagnosed with a major depressive episode or a dysthymic disorder (a milder depression which lasts for a year or more) have special needs. Is Your Son or Daughter Depressed?by Kristyn Crow11 May 2007 08:51 AMIt might initially be difficult to determine whether a child is just "down in the dumps," or whether he or she is experiencing a major depressive episode. Parents can watch for symptoms that are persistent, troubling, and interfering with typical life functioning. Should "Perfectionist" Kids Get Special Accommodations?by Kristyn Crow07 Feb 2007 11:47 PMSometimes it seems like my life is a long, continuous string of parent-teacher conferences, one right after the other. Today I had three, and the last one was for my sixth grader, Riley, who, for the purposes of this blog, we might just call "Mr. Perfectionist. Ten Ways to Help Your Child with OCD (or Anxiety) Succeed in Schoolby Kristyn Crow29 Jan 2007 06:41 PMThe child with obsessive-compulsive disorder or generalized anxiety can have a difficult time in school. What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in Children?by Kristyn Crow25 Jan 2007 10:03 PMIt's common for children to get anxious about various things they face in their lives. A normal amount of worry can help motivate a child to complete a task, try his best in a performace, use caution in a dangerous situation, or show empathy for others. Worry is a natural human emotion. Impulse Control Disorderby Linda Hansen24 Jan 2007 04:00 PMShortly after the boys moved in, the words "dysfunction" and "disorder" became commonplace in our everyday language. There were a multitude of them, some diagnosed, others lying in wait to be discovered in the boys' everyday behavior. We were aware of Randy's ADHD, FAE, and learning disabilities. Have You Failed to Recognize Your Child's Anxiety Disorder?by Kristyn Crow23 Jan 2007 03:41 PMWe assume that parents intuitively know when their child has a problem. Yet in about half the cases of childhood anxiety, mom and dad have failed to recognize what is going on (Berstein and Layne 2004). Postscript--Hoarding Humorby Linda Hansen06 Jan 2007 11:16 AMThrough the trials and tribulations of educating ourselves and empowering Daniel to deal with his hoarding issues, there were some light moments in our otherwise serious quest for answers. The following are some examples of the humorous side of our life with an obsessive/compulsive hoarder. Recent Blog Comments FiveHens says... "Hello, We just wanted to let you know that one of our very dear friends wrote a very personal account of her experiences with SPD on our website today." In Sensory Integration Dysfunction: Just What Exactly Is It? |
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