Reflections in Real Time
Adoption, Fear, and Loving Through the Unknown
When the phone rang, I said yes.
The adoption agency told me the birth mother had used “some drugs, not much.”
I had just turned down another situation where the expectant mother had used substances daily. So when they said “not much,” I believed them...
Why So Many Kids Are Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood
You’ve taken your child to the doctor. To therapists. To neuropsych evaluations.
You’ve walked out with acronyms: ADHD. ODD. Mood Disorder. Autism Spectrum.
Maybe none of them feel quite right.
Maybe your gut says something deeper is going on.
If...
What Every Parent Needs to Know About Prenatal Substance Exposure
If you're parenting a child with confusing behaviors, learning challenges, or emotional volatility—and nothing seems to work—it might be time to ask a deeper question:
Could this be FASD?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affe...