What REAL Person First Language Sounds Like
Many people tell me they’re nervous about using the right language to describe disability. They don’t want to offend, and they don’t want to sound ignorant. Most people know about the Euphemism Treadmill, the way that terms become so over-used that they become...
How to: Teach Deep Breathing to People with Intellectual Disabilities
What my counseling clients with Intellectual Disabilities tell me about learning to ‘breathe deep’ Usually my counseling clients with intellectual disabilities have been coached in deep breathing in the past. When I ask them about it, the answer is usually “yeah…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.
