Three Life Lessons that Special Needs Parents can Learn From the Carolina Tarheels
I’m neither a Tarheel born nor a Tarheel bred. But to say that I am a fan of Carolina Tarheel basketball would be an understatement. I earned both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. I’ve sat in more than one class where a professor used a...
Dread Your Child’s IEP? Perhaps an IEP Advocate Can Help.
IEP’s are a frequent topic when I’m meeting with special needs parents in counseling. I talk with parents all the time who dread attending their child’s IEP. They describe that every IEP meeting leaves them feeling anxious, guilty, and incompetent, or makes them feel...
How Using the DM-ID-2 Helps when Counseling People with Disabilities
I sometimes hear from therapists looking for tips on counseling people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I almost always encourage them to pick up a copy of the DM-ID. This book will help ensure that diagnose and treat their client accurately based on...
4 Things that Special Needs Moms Miss about Self-Care
I have met with many special needs moms for counseling who get up obscenely early in the morning (we’re talking in the 3-4am range). They arise at this early hour so that they can drink their coffee or run or practice yoga before their family is awake. They try to...
Four Unforgivable Thoughts…That are Completely Normal for Special Needs Parents to Think
I know from counseling parents raising kids with disabilities that there are four unforgivable thoughts that are completely normal for special needs parents to think. Having them doesn’t mean you’re a bad person or a terrible parent. It just means that...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.
