Families, are you overwhelmed with the challenges of raising a child with ADHD, autism, or learning disabilities? Or are you like so many families who are wondering if your child may be an alternative learner, but just aren’t sure?

Even if you are just looking for some ways to connect with your child and restore some peace and balance to your home.. This episode is just what you need to hear. 

Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences and mental health challenges and their impact on family dynamics. 

In this episode, she brings her unique perspective as a sibling of a child who wrestled with untreated ADHD, combined with decades of academic excellence and clinical experience, and uses it to guide families as they navigate from the confusing maze of diagnoses and conflict to success and deepened family connections.

It's been months since many of us across the nation have had to change our way of life. It's a difficult time for everyone, but having a child with special needs comes with additional obstacles.

In this edition of Parenting Impossible, Annette speaks with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Sharon Saline. Dr. Saline is a top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences and mental health challenges and their impact on school and family dynamics.

Annette and Dr. Saline begin their conversation with a discussion about school cancellations and the added difficulties children with neurodiversity are facing during these unprecedented times. Some of these issues include missing their friends, lacking classroom cues from other students, and harboring feelings of anxiety, hopelessness, and anger.

Dr. Saline also shares her thoughts about creating a long-term plan and the importance of accepting the lack of answers available to us right now. She gives suggestions about ways special needs parents can navigate through this pandemic, especially with kids who are neurodiverse. It's crucial to take into consideration, neurodiverse children need more help along the way, and that requires positive feedback.

Annette and the doctor also touch on the importance of self-care and what it really looks like. Dr. Saline stresses the need for parents to first help themselves before helping their children. People are living online today more than ever, and that comes with a lot of judgment and self-doubt. Limiting your interactions on social media is just one way to prevent getting sucked into negativity energy according to Dr. Saline.