For example, if you’re trying to prepare them for adulthood,take small steps. You can’t expect them to have the same pace and mentality as a regular person. Start at a young age by teaching them how to do chores. Help them adjust to a new circle of people and slowly build their ...
On the one hand, a clear diagnosis can bring a sense of relief, and on the other hand, autism is a life-long challenge with no specific "cure," which can cause all sorts of emotions to pop up as you try to figure out how to manage things moving forward. It sounds like you ...
As the parent of five kids, Sadie is no stranger to feeling overwhelmed. Most of her kids have left the nest, but one adult daughter has severe autism and can’t live or work on her own. Facing the end of school-based support services, Sadie has to figure out what comes next for he...
Synesthesia is more common in people with autism as well as artistic people, including visual artists, musicians, and actors. Famous people with synesthesia disorder include Marilyn Monroe, Itzhak Perlman, Duke Ellington, Nikola Tesla, Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead drummer), and Vincent Van Gogh....
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Attachment theory suggests that as an adult when you get close enough with another person, you’ll start to view them like your caretaker of the past and feel anxious that they could leave you at a moment’s notice. If you’d like to clarify your attachment style, here’s ahelpful quiz...
Lack of adult supervision Mirroring the aggressive behaviors of other children around them One place to begin is to watch your child for cues to see if any of the situations described above brings about aggressive behavior. Learning as much as you can about the factors that trigger...
However, others with BDD really believe that they appear to others as they do to themselves, that the defects they see in the mirror truly exist. Experts refer to this condition as delusional BDD, when people are certain that their perceptions of themselves are correct, despite evidence to ...
When your child is young, you can think of yourself as a manager. You are involved in his day-to-day life in a very “hands-on” kind of way. But as your child grows and becomes an adult, you’re more of a consultant. That means you talk to him about what’s going on...
DD (11) has anxiety and I have booked her a GP appointment because she seems depressed now too. Over the last two-four weeks she has told us she want...