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Category Archives: Children’s issues
Finding a place in the grown up world for those with Autism
Recently I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Temple Grandin speak. Through the years she has advocated for many things to help those on the spectrum. Her latest call is for job skills training “find what your kid is good … Continue reading
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Finding a place in the grown up world for those with Autism
Recently I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Temple Grandin speak. Through the years she has advocated for many things to help those on the spectrum. Her latest call is for job skills training “find what your kid is good … Continue reading
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What we think we know about PTSD
I have written about this before. PTSD comes in all shapes and sizes. In this article by Daniel J. Vance MS, LPC, NCC, Dr. Vance talks about his personal struggles with PTSD. The clients we see have often dealt with some … Continue reading
How serious is ADHD
Sometimes we think that physical or mental health issues are simply a phase that someone is going through and that they will ‘outgrow it’. I don’t want to scare you, but the truth is that any physical or mental health issue … Continue reading
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The Social and Emotional Education of our Children
YES, our children need to learn certain academic material in order to be competitive in the work place and as they consider college. BUT, as American education focuses more and more on “Common Core” academic standards they are moving further … Continue reading
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Childhood Mental Health Hospitalizations
Sadly, nearly one in 10 hospitalized children have a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition. Until recently there was not much information about what mental health conditions where fueling this statistic. However, new research shows that depression, bipolar disorder and … Continue reading
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What is the correlation between sleep and depression?
We all know that getting a good night’s sleep is really very important. Though for some, no matter how hard they try, getting to bed and to sleep early just doesn’t happen. And you know they pay for it. But until recently, … Continue reading
The Mysteries of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
The more we learn the more we discover we don’t know. What I believe is clear to us today is that there is no one thing that ’causes’ autism. New research finds a link between exposure to air pollution and the incidence of … Continue reading