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...
My Favorite Tool for Counseling Clients with Disabilities
Counseling adults Down syndrome, Autism, and other developmental disabilities poses some unique challenges. As a therapist, how can I be sure that my client is fully understanding everything I’m saying? How can I know that they’ll remember the homework assignment I...
Finding a Mental Health Therapist for Your Child who has Special Needs
“Help! My child has a disability and I can’t find a mental health therapist to meet with them!” In addition to hearing this plea from my counseling clients who have children with disabilities, I get 3-4 variations of this email a week from people around the world....
Is your Child Ready for their Own Independence Day?
It’s Independence Day here in America. Which of course got me thinking about your child’s independence! A while ago I read this paper, which explores whether certain factors that occur during high school can predict what happens to a young adult with disabilities...
The Emotional Toll of Aphasia
Imagine if the last thing you said was the last thing you EVER said.Imagine having all of your knowledge and thought processes intact but being unable to express yourself because you can’t find the words.If you can imagine that this would strain your relationships and...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.
