A big challenge we have on our special needs journey is that many people on the spectrum struggle with linking “intention and outcome when engaged in moral reasoning.” This means logic-based consequences don’t work at a foundational level.
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Ohmygosh, I know I have been at the grind writing for “everyone else” and neglecting my own blog, but take a breath because it’s going to be okay. It’s going to be great, actually.
Reader Reviews are coming in! “Janelle’s connection to people with special needs children and those with foster/adoption stories is fabulous. She knows how to speak to and IMPACT families for the better!!” – D. Gill Cross
Despite some extraordinary events and discoveries, we accepted this boy from foster care. Day after day we accepted him. And we evolved from strangers to parents because of this. We are blessed to have done so. *A special poem for foster/adoptive parents.*
“Clean your room,” I said. “I did,” my son retorts. A sense of déjà vu hit me. And then I remembered. Two years ago I made my son a promise.
I didn’t realize that the hardest moment of the day would actually come after the departure. For my husband and I, this would be life changing loss.
I recently caught up with a good friend and regaled her with stories of “how things are going” in my adoptive home. Well… first came ….
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