In this episode, we dive deep into the challenges that raising kids with special needs can bring. Whether you or someone you know has a child with special needs, this episode is MUST! We discuss the impact on marriage, relationships, siblings and ourselves. Dr. Esther Hess, Ph.D. is a developmental psychologist and executive director of a multidisciplinary treatment facility in West LA.....The Center for The Developing Mind. The Center specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of developmental and regulatory disorders including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, selective mutism, childhood depression and anxiety disorders. In addition, Dr. Hess is an author and a national and international speaker on DIR/Floor Time: A Developmental/Relational Treatment Approach of ASD and Sensory Processing Disorder in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults.
-We discuss what couples can do to help protect their relationships
-How to communicate with schools, family, friends an strangers about the challenges of these kids.
-Advice to parents to help maintain peach and balance in their home.
- How to take care of yourself.
-And so much more.
Dr. Hess can be reached at www.centerforthedevelopingmind.com
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