Is it possible that the struggles you have with your child may because he or she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrom? Once ingnored, even by the medical professionals treating war veterans, PTSD is gaining global recognition as a very real and serious issue for those who have experienced traumatic events, even children. Author Jolene Philo was always told that babies don't feel any pain" and that her son would not remember the traumaticsurgeries and hospital visits he endured as a young child. However, research has shown that when childen experience medical illness, witness violence, or are abused, it can leave a lasting effect. According to recent studies, fifty to sixty percent of children who experience these traumas early in life may suffer from a form of PTSD, leading to issues in childhood, through adolescence, and even into adulthood. Does My Child Have PTSD? is designed for readers looking for answers about the puzzling, disturbing behaviors of childen in their care. With years of research and personal expererience, Philo provides critical information to help people understand causes, symptoms, prevention, and effective diagnosis, treatment, and care for any child struggling with PTSD. About the Author: Professional and personal experiences allow Philo to address childhood trauma and PTSD from several perspectives. She is a parent who advocated within the health care community for two decades for her child who lived with PTSD for twenty-six years. She is a caregiver who accompanied both a son and a son-in-law during successful treatment for PTSD rooted in childhood trauma. For two years, she taught traumatized students at Sky Ranch for Boys. She is aneducator who collaborated with special education teachers to mainstream traumatized children in her classroom during twenty-three years as a public school teacher. For four years, she was a paid staff member and director of discipleship and assimilation at her local church. Philo is the author of two extensively researched resource books for parents of children with special needs, A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically and Chronically Ill Children (2009) and more recently, Different Dream Parenting: A Practical Guide to Raising a Child with Special Needs , which was released in November of 2011. Both books were finalists in the special needs divisions of About.com's 2011 and 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. Philo has also written over 100 articles for magazines such as Health Connect, ParentLife, Focus on the Family, indeed, Facets for Women, P31 Woman , and Home Cooking . She's been interviewed about special needs parenting on radio stations across the country. Philo speaks at special needs conferences, both parent and professional, around the country. She's a regular workshop presenter at McLean Bible Church's nationally known Accessibility Summit, at the Iowa Christian Writers'Conference, and at the Breathe Writers'Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the special needs workshop presenter at the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) 2010 International Convention. She was also the keynote speaker at the 2010 National Conference of Trauma Therapists in Morgantown, West Virginia. She conducts accreditation workshops about PTSD and other parenting issues at the the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (IFAPA) annual conferences. She's also presented accreditation workshops at the Texas Foster Family Association (TFFA) winter conference and at the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) annual conference. Philo connects with parents of kids with special needs at her blog, www.DifferentDream.com , which was named one of the best special needs parenting blogs by onlinecollegecourses.com . She guest blogs about childhood PTSD at the national, award-winning blog, www.friendshipcircle.org , and is a regular blogger for Not Alone , a website for parents of kids with special needs. She participates in numerous Facebook groups for parents of kids with special needs and conducts online book studies for parents of kids with special needs. At www.jolenephilo.com, she blogs about daily life along their little gravel road. |