The Silent Screaming: Raising a Child with Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Challenges

If you are raising a special needs child who has also suffered the trauma of abuse, you need encouragement and validation. The Silent Screaming provides both. Rhonda Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC shares with transparency the story of not only Joshua's sexual abuse and neglect, but her own as well. How is it possible for such a past to be overcome? One of the most difficult aspects of being a special needs individual-whether child or adult-is that they have no voice, no choice, and they struggle to find their identity in the world. Traumatized children with special needs desperately need an advocate. You can discover the resources available for them and for your family. You can stand in the gap for them. Through their story you will learn: There is hope and help for children who have multiple diagnoses of mental and emotional disabilities.There is hope and help for a better life despite past physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and ongoing PTSD with physical ramifications.You can survive the turmoil.You can successfully come through the effects on family relationships.Your determination to help your child become "more than they are" impacts the outcome.Your persistence is a key to success.A more independent future for your child is possible.You can give your child a voice. You can provide them with choice. You can show them who they are and help them find their special identity in the world.