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Mom With Special Needs

By Pamela Dieter-Sands

I am a clinical psychologist with a busy practice, and a mom with 5 kids. Some of my children (and other family members) have special needs, or disabilities. This blog is for moms who struggle to meet their own needs and the needs of their special families, with humor, tears, and–mostly–blind determination.

Posted on October 23, 2012

Long Time No See, Moms!

Happy Holidays for Special Moms

Hey, Special-Needs Mom, who is thinking about your well-being in this upcoming holiday season? At the holidays, we special-needs moms spend a lot of time trying to make people happy. After all, there are the kids, including ... Read more...

Posted on October 28, 2011

Oh The Horror! My Sensory-Sensitive Kids and Halloween Costumes

Every year my children fall in love with Halloween costumes they can’t bear to wear. Commercial costumes are guaranteed to drive sensory-sensitive kids absolutely nuts. It’s clear that I should make, at home, something soft, chemically mild, and si ... Read more...

Posted on October 10, 2011

Special Needs Moms and Guilt Guilt Guilt

I have noticed that moms with special-needs kids feel alot of guilt -- even more than moms of typical kids, and that is saying something. So I started checking with special moms, asking “What do you feel guilty about? “ Turns out there is so ... Read more...

Posted on September 29, 2011

My Annual 4-Phase, Special-Needs, Back to School Nervous Breakdown

I am in Phase 3 of my annual 4-Phase Back to School Nervous Breakdown. This breakdown is long, slow and powerful. It comes along annually as I start a new school year with several special needs children. Phase 1, Worry and ... Read more...