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Phobias and the Autistic Spectrum
A phobia is a type of anxiety characterized by an excessive and irrational fear of a specific object or event. It can occur in both children and adults. While adults may recognize that their fear is unrealistic, they may still struggle to control it or prevent the...
Should You Keep an ASD Diagnostic a Secret From a High Functioning Child?
This article has been taken from a book about the inclusion of children diagnosed with ASD in the mainstream educational system, written by Paula Bromiguer Michlin. We would like to shed light on several approaches related to the topic of sharing a child's diagnosis,...
What You Should Know About EMDR Trauma Treatment
What You Should Know About EMDR Trauma Treatment Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a scientifically proven method for relieving trauma symptoms. Over the past few decades, it has been endorsed by leading organizations, including the American...
How Does it Feel to be a Teen With a Sibling Who Has Special Needs
How Does It Feel to Be a Teen with a Sibling Who Has Special Needs? Being a child is already complex, but having a sibling with special needs adds another layer of challenges. These children often grow up to be adults with heightened empathy, patience, and emotional...
Dental Anxiety and Autism: Understanding and how to Help
Many people dislike being at the dentist's office. For a child on the autism spectrum, it can be an especially distressing and difficult experience. They may feel uncomfortable with strangers getting close to them, so imagine how they feel when that stranger not only...
Eating Habits and the Autism Spectrum
Nutrition Many children on the autism spectrum show inflexibility in their eating habits. This can manifest as a strong preference for specific types, shapes, textures, smells, or other characteristics that are important to them. Additionally, since they often...
Understanding Sensory Sensitivity
One way to understand sensory sensitivity is to get into a closed car, turn on the radio with the volume set uncomfortably high, and try to stay there for half an hour. You could also wear clothes two sizes too small and walk around outside in them. Or perhaps sit...
Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most stigmatized and even demonized conditions in clinical practice, often unjustly so. There is great and important variability between individuals, and each person is a world of their own. Many of those dealing...
High functioning adults with social disability
This week Tallulah Willis, daughter of well-known actors, announced that she was diagnosed at the age of 30 and shared the relief that this late diagnosis brought with it. In my eyes, her article has enormous importance for many adults and children who are...
Read This if Your Child is an Introvert
This week Tallulah Willis, daughter of well-known actors, announced that she was diagnosed at the age of 30 and shared the relief that this late diagnosis brought with it. In my eyes, her article has enormous importance for many adults and children who are...
