What is respite? Respite is a temporary break, given to caretakers, that provides a period of rest and renewal. The Respite Guide, “Taking a Bre...
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Understanding Respite Care
Sensory Integration: What it Is and How to Help
Have you ever wondered why the fast, spinning rides that you repeatedly enjoyed as a child, now make your head spin and your stomach turn? As we matur...
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How to Find a Therapist Experienced in Attachment and/or Trauma
Many professionals have some experience working with adopted children and will say they are familiar with working with children with attachment or tra...
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Alone No More: Recognizing Post-Adoption Depression
Before we traveled to China the second time, we were prepared for countless “what ifs,” including our new daughter’s potential ...
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Occupational Therapy Needs Explored with Post Adoption
An evaluation for sensory issues is as important as an evaluation for developmental issues in newly arrived children, and I have always reco...
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The So-Called "Primal Wound"
"Primal Wound": Real or Myth? Why do some children adopted in infancy get into serious trouble (e.g., attempted suicide, sexual promiscuity,...
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Developmental Trauma: The Elephant in the [Class]room
Trauma during development, or childhood trauma, changes brain architecture and ability to learn and social behavior. It impacts two out of three child...
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Mending a Broken Heart: Anxiety in the Adopted Child
I knew how to treat Eastern European adoptees and American foster children. Actually, by 1996 I was considered an expert with quite a few years o...
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Avoiding the New Adoptive Parent Burn-Out
Parent Burn-Out is a legitimate and very real concern for those who have children with any kind of challenging issues. Frequently, parents of children...
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Early Intervention: A Parent's Perspective
My daughter was adopted from an Armenian orphanage at 10 months of age. She had no use of her right arm because her nerves were severed as a resu...
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