A brain-based approach to parenting kids with brain-based differences

I vividly remember a time in my life that I now refer to as the “Dark Ages.” While it certainly wasn’t constant “darkness” in the way you might imagine, it was a time of frequent and intense waves of...

The impact of caregiver trauma on our emotional, spiritual and physical health has serious consequences if not taken seriously. But how do you find more time when you can’t even imagine having a moment to yourself with everything on your plate?

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 for several months, discussing how the brain works, the ways in which her child’s brain works differently, how those differences are c...

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 view behaviors as symptoms of brain dysfunction.

When my “neurotypical” son was in kindergarten, he began to verbalize observations about how his sister, who lives with FAS (and is 15 months younger), was “different,” and how her odd and often frustrating behaviors—which is how he experienced them— were an intentiona...

One of the most difficult aspects of watching children with FASD grow older in the midst of dysmaturity, is the heartbreak that comes with trying to make, relate to, and keep friends.