by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Nov 23, 2021 | Parenting, Special Needs Care Navigation, teens, young adults
The moment your child graduates from high school is as important and overwhelming as the moment they started kindergarten. And for people with (and without!) disabilities, the world of adult services and options is simultaneously exhilarating, terrifying, and...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Apr 11, 2019 | Parenting, Special Needs Care Navigation
Your child has been diagnosed with a health condition, disorder or challenge that you know nothing about. You need to find a doctor, therapist, specialist, or other clinician to help. But how do you find someone qualified, whom you trust, and whom your child will want...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Mar 5, 2019 | Special Needs Care Navigation, Therapy
I recently had a conversation with my colleague, Donna Henderson, Psy.D., about a form of dyslexia that she has noticed in some of her clients with autism. My curiosity was piqued because I had noted similar patterns of spelling errors in a number of my clients, but...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Jun 29, 2017 | Parenting, Special Needs Care Navigation
This post was originally published on Parenting ADHD & Autism on March 16th, 2017. A recent discussion between teachers on a listserv raised the question of whether doctors should be prescribing school-based interventions. This got me thinking about the tension...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Mar 21, 2017 | Special Needs Care Navigation
This post was originally published on Parenting ADHD & Autism on October 12th, 2016. Kids with autism have a unique way of thinking about the world that can be both fascinating and baffling. Often their intentions are misunderstood because they behave in ways that...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Nov 14, 2016 | Special Needs Care Navigation
This post was originally published on Parenting ADHD & Autism on July 25th, 2016. Something was horribly wrong. The boy could read, but when he tried to talk to his parents, all he could do was quote lines from his favorite movie, Finding Nemo. When his family got...
