First, let's go over some typical behaviors of a person living with BDD and some of the actions they might take before seeking treatment. Keep in mind, these behaviors are usually compulsive, meaning that even though the person may want to stop, he or she simply must repeat the behaviors...
Genetic risk factors:Genetics were found to affect the risk of some forms of autism. It is known that if an individual has a sibling or a parent with ASD, they are more likely to develop the disorder. In addition, some medical conditions were linked to autism spectrum disorder. Genetic dis...
Societal participation encompasses individual and collaborative activities aimed at influencing decisions that affect a person’s life. Engaging young
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As I continued with the program and was contacted by other behavior therapists who wanted to refer clients to me, I had light bulb moments of ‘nobody is doing this’. There were clinical physical therapy guidelines at the time and no best practices approach for fitness for the aut...
If you think your child has either ADHD or autism, talk to your doctor about what testing they will need. There's no one thing that can say whether a child has either condition, or both. You can start with your pediatrician, who may refer you to a specialist. ...
The short-term reinforcing consequences that are initially experienced when following a pain-related rule may cause people to rigidly deploy that rule over and over again (eg, if following the rule reduces pain-related fear, catastrophic thoughts, or actual pain, a person with chronic pain may ...
I always identify asan autistic person—not a “person with autism”—but I switch between calling myself a disabled person and a person with a disability, and I’m comfortable being called a cane user or a person with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Everyone is different, and you want to follow ...
Understanding the child or young person with ASD depends on a basic knowledge of the spectrum and taking time to ask questions about the individual child. This article sets out to give some guidance to health professionals about ASD and what may be useful to ask and why....
Many of the symptoms of schizophrenia can have drastic effects on a patient's life in daily activities, work, social life and relationships. There are a number of common issues that patients face, and options for how to interact with a schizophrenic person. Delusions refer to false beliefs...