Why Kids with Autism Might Benefit from a Social Story Even When Visiting a Familiar Place
Most parents of kids with Autism are familiar with Social Stories. Social stories are highly individualized documents that help kids with Autism. A Social Story lets the reader know what to expect from situations, and what they will will be expected to do. Today I’m...
A Guide for DSPs: Coming Back After a Client is Aggressive
In honor of DSP appreciation week, I wanted to share some posts especially for the DSPs out there. I polled the National Alliance for DSPs Facebook group page, asking DSPs what topics they’d like to hear about. Last week’s post on caring for yourself when you’re a...
A Guide for DSPs: Caring for Yourself When You’re a Professional Caregiver
In recognition of National DSP appreciation week, I wanted to share a few posts for professional caregivers. Curious to know what DSPs most wanted to read about, I set up a poll on the NADSP Facebook group to ask for input from the group. I was not surprised when the...
Will you Believe Everything my Special Needs Child Says in Therapy?
Counseling clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities means that I often get to collaborate with my clients’ parents. This is true even if (or maybe especially if) my clients are adults. One common question that I get from parents is “will you believe...About the Mental Wellness + Disability Blog
Hi, I’m Rose Reif!
I offer counseling to disabled and neurodivergent people and their family members in my Cary, NC office.
Here on the Mental Wellness + Disability blog, I write posts intended to offer resources, useful strategies, and support to disabled and neurodivergent people and the people who love them.
