"You Ruin Everything."
Most parents of children with neurobehavioral challenges have experienced the well-intentioned event that spins, unforgettably, into...
Managing the Toll of Caregiver Trauma
A few months ago, a client who is the mother of a child with significant behavioral challenges came to meet with me. We’d been meeting...
The Brain as Organizing Principle
If we can move away from a specific diagnosis, seeing the brain as the organizing principle and the source of all behaviors, we can begin to
Disclosure: A Path to Understanding
When my “neurotypical” son was in kindergarten, he began to verbalize observations about how his sister, who lives with FAS (and is 15...
Back to School: Tips for the Transition
There are things you can do as a parent, right now, to begin building a new foundation of collaboration with your child's teacher, with
Dysmaturity and the Challenges of Friendship
One of the most difficult aspects of watching children with FASD grow older in the midst of dysmaturity, is the heartbreak that comes with t