Asperger's syndrome is now diagnosed as level 1autism spectrum disorder(ASD), or autism with low support needs. If you or an autistic loved one with low support needs have been diagnosed, your physician may still call it Asperger's syndrome. So do some autistic people who prefer the name....
Millions of people in the world may experience mental health disorder symptoms but do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis. The primary reason being when a qualified professional is assessing to determine a diagnosis (for most diagnoses), they are looking for what theDiagnostic and Statistical Ma...
I thought I could share some of my reading notes. The ultimate purpose of the book is to emphasize the vital importance of sleep. Through countless examples and theories, the author hopes that the realization of "sleep matters so much" may finally lead people to a more healthy life. I've...
Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flashtackles the stress and struggle of inner-city poverty in this influential rap song. Its vivid style of street reporting would open the floodgates for a bevy of subsequent acts, including N.W.A and Public Enemy. Lines like "You'll grow in the ghetto livin' ...
I needed to discharge some energy. And maybe y’all can suggest some safe ways of doing that. It really isn’t about activity because I could do dishes or the wash and still just want to cry. It’s about the social wiring inside of us that we are having to do something very unnatur...
And do you really think that other person is ever going to commit anyway? READ MORE: Everything You Need To Know About The 'What The Sigma' Trend "Online dating, social media and the general ease of communicating via text have made it easier than ever to behave like a jerk (for lack...
On average, mammals cannot begin to imagine the realities of birds, but they derive solace from naming things, and so the mammal-people have endowed the more obvious avian-people with the epithet "autistic". The word "bird" itself is of unclear origin, but probably literally means "young cr...
The work that kids must put into school and the social anxiety that can come from learning how to interact with other people every day should make it easy to understand why many kids struggle with school. School can be an unpleasant experience for kids with learning disabilities, kids who hav...
Once you discover the story, you might find that your major struggle in life is no longer a slugging match between your willpower and your impulses anymore. Rather than a battle, it’s a tangle. With a careful hand, you can trace its strands, get under the tightest knots, and eventuall...
When this happens, they may struggle with tasks or behaviour. Many people seem to grow out of ADHD, and there seems to be a good reason for this. Research suggests that with ADHD, the brain is delayed in some areas by about three years. It still develops in a normal pattern, but ...