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Special Needs Parenting and Coping with the Unknown

Special Needs Parenting and Coping with the Unknown

by Sonia Voynow | Nov 12, 2020 | Coping with Anxiety, Self-care for special needs parents

In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus has upended just about everything in our lives. So many things that we took for granted—our jobs, our health, the way our kids are educated, even the ease of getting together with loved ones—aren’t so certain anymore. And yet for...
Helicopter Parenting and Autism

Helicopter Parenting and Autism

by Sonia Voynow | May 15, 2019 | Coping with Anxiety, Seeing Your Whole Child

These days, as I try to envision an independent life for my adult son with autism, I am aware of two battling impulses inside me. On one side is the knowledge that I need to step back, to allow Noah to experience the world in his own way. But on the other side is a...
Mind The Gap: Helping Our Other Children Survive And Thrive

Mind The Gap: Helping Our Other Children Survive And Thrive

by Sonia Voynow | May 30, 2013 | Siblings

Recently, I got a text message from my daughter, who was away at college. She told me that she was listening to a panel of young adults with Asperger’s syndrome discuss their relationships with their families. She heard them express some resentment towards their...
Necessity is the Mother of Vacation…oops, Invention: Letting go and learning from it

Necessity is the Mother of Vacation…oops, Invention: Letting go and learning from it

by Sonia Voynow | Jul 6, 2011 | The Art of Self-Care

  It’s summer and the weather is glorious. The season conjures up the quintessential images of relaxation, such as lying in a hammock with a cool drink at arm’s length. But just try to pair that picture with a couple of rambunctious kids running around, and you...
Social Skills 101: Just breathe

Social Skills 101: Just breathe

by Sonia Voynow | Dec 1, 2010 | Empowered Parenting, Seeing Your Whole Child

My son, like many other kids on the autism spectrum, needs a lot of guidance to negotiate social situations. One thing we have done is to enroll him in a weekly social skills group with a wise and seasoned occupational therapist. He seems to be making progress. I’m...
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