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Surviving the “Normal” Moments with Special Needs Tweens

December 10, 2014 by Laurie Wallin

I drove up to my daughter’s after school bus stop as the bus drove away. Not seeing her brunette hair as I looked down the street, my heart pounded. “Where is she?” I thought. It was the first day we'd planned for her to stay after school for math tutoring. For almost a month, we’d talked about her starting this week. We walked through the routine at school that morning---which classroom she’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Learning Disability Tagged With: middle school years, not alone, special needs tweens, tweens

The Trick That Saved My Child From Imploding

January 9, 2013 by Laurie Wallin

Slam! She stomps into the house, tossing her bag across the floor with contempt. I lurch upward, nearly dropping my glass of water as she flops hard on the couch next to me. "Another tough day, huh?" I ask, barely suppressing laughter over her outrageous theatrics. "Need a snack?" I ask. She grunts (I think it was supposed to be a "no"). "Need an iPod?" I casually reply. And instantly she's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Laurie Wallin, Living Life Daily Tagged With: bipolar, Laurie Wallin, Mood disorders, social skills, tweens

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