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Helping our kids cope with their differences. (6 posts)

  • Profile picture of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    There’s a lot of talk going on in my house right now about differences. I wrote a blog post about it because my girl (10) is having a hard time with what makes her stand out….enlarged worksheets, pullout for work/testing, etc.

    Some good ideas I had from people…
    - maybe have her talk to/meet an adult with noticeable difference
    - show her some videos of kids with differences who are confident.
    - Play therapy (she is in this, but will bring up this topic)

    Am I missing something? I let her talk, show emotion and I’m not dismissive about her feelings at all…

    Any help is appreciated…

    Site co-founder and tired special needs mom to two cute kids; Gage and Quinnlin. Kids who’ve endured more than their share of medical and emotional issues. ARPKD (recessive polycystic kidney disease), ocularmotor apraxia, delays, IEPs,mental illness, kidney failure, dialysis, and kidney transplants
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  • Profile picture of Lena Herrington Lena Herrington said 3 months, 4 weeks ago:

    Those are great ideas, Julia. I don’t know what else to add, I am struggling in the same areas myself. D is having a difficult time with his own differences right now. It is so heartbreaking, isn’t it?

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  • Profile picture of Sandra Pearson Sandra Pearson said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Before you have your daughter talk to the adult, I would suggest you talk to them. I’m sure they would have some wonderful advice to share with you, too.

    My son, Matthew was interviewed a few years ago for our local newspaper. Turns out that the sports reporter that interviewed him (Matthew would give Forrest Gump a run for his money!) is also Autistic. He has been such a help to us in not only understanding Matthew but in helping him.

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  • Profile picture of Marythemom Marythemom said 3 months, 3 weeks ago:

    We have playdates and support group meetings with kids with similar issues. Talking to successful adults is great, but my kids seem to get more from kids closer to their own age. My son especially enjoys hanging out with a family friend’s son, about 4 years older than my son (I deliberately chose a kid who is functioning well in areas in which my son is struggling – my son also has severe attachment issues and this boy in his early 20s is still living at home).

    We’ve done volunteer work at a local equine therapy place (my kids seem to enjoy helping out other kids who have it “worse” than they do or maybe just different. My son does “angel” work at church (he has difficulty sitting in Sunday School and church so enjoys going to help younger kids with issues in their class). I think it helps them to feel less sorry for themselves.

    Mary in TX
    http://marythemom-mayhem.blogspot.com
    ” Saying “no” is not being negative. Negative is saying “yes” to things that are destroying you..”
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  • Profile picture of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts said 3 months ago:

    Just wanted to pop in and say that since she started talking more about feeling sad about her differences we’ve been continuing the discussion. Also, I’ve asked her to talk about it in play therapy and she said she is embarrassed to talk to her therapist, so I’ve mentioned that so the therapist can bring it up. Hope it helps her open up to someone besides me.

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  • Profile picture of Candice Candice said 2 months, 3 weeks ago:

    My daughter is feeling the same, she is insecure because she has adhd and the only thing that is keeping her from being sad is the activities she is participating. Being able to express your feelings and knowing that there are also other people who feels the same way is such a relief, thats what she always say. She hopes that she will able to meet more people to share life experiences with. Talk about the struggles and obstacles that they triumphantly passed.

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