Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Sensory Integration: What Parents Need to Know
What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), previously referred to as Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), is a condition where the brain struggles to receive, interpret, and respond to sensory information from the environment. This affects how individuals experience touch, sound, movement, sight, taste, and other sensations. Children with SPD may appear overwhelmed, confused, […]
Meet Christa Nelson, MBA – ATN Board
Christa Nelson brings over 20 years of experience as an educator, entrepreneur, and trauma-informed advocate. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Business and Marketing at Mount Mercy University, where she also acts as an academic advisor and curriculum coordinator for the Marketing and Sports Management programs. A recipient of the iCOER Grant and a Corridor Business Journal Women […]
Resource Directory Glossary
Welcome to the Glossary for our Resource Directory. Here we’ve tried to help clarify and de-mystify any jargon that it used in the field of attachment & trauma therapy, support and education, to help parents, caregivers and others understand any terms that are being used. Where possible, we’ve linked to more information on various modalities […]
Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT)
This approach to therapy of maltreated children is being developed by Dr. Bruce Perry, a leading expert in early childhood trauma. Dr. Perry and the staff at Child Trauma Academy in Texas have created a “developmentally sensitive, neurobiologically informed approach to clinical work.” This approach is based on what Dr. Perry knows about brain development, which includes […]
Neuro-Based Approaches
One of the fastest-evolving areas of promising interventions for traumatized/attachment-disordered children in the area of neuroscience approaches. These approaches are based on the premise of brain plasticity; that is, the research that shows the brain is able to continue growing, changing and developing throughout a person’s life. These approaches target the brain’s chemical, electrical and structural by […]
ATN Angel: Dr. Joe Lyons
In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. by: Julie Beem Dr. Joe Lyons is a licensed clinical psychologist, an attachment & trauma professional, and founding member of the Attachment Institute of […]
Treatment
Finding Hope & Help for Healing Trauma-Sensitive, Attachment-Focused Therapies TREATMENT The most important component in helping a child impacted by trauma to heal is a strong, therapeutic parent (primary caregiver). You can learn more about becoming a Therapeutic Parent on this website,. For ongoing support, education and encouragement in your Therapeutic Parenting journey, consider joining […]
Understanding Attachment
Attachment & Trauma Resources EMPOWERING TRAUMA-INFORMED FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES What is ATTACHMENT? Attachment can be defined as a reciprocal relationship. In parenting (or child development) it generally refers to the relationship that develops first between the infant/child and his primary caregiver (often Mother). The quality of this attachment impacts the child’s physical, emotional, psychological […]