Category: Autism

Free Mindfulness Course

I highly recommend this online Palouse Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. It is 100% free, created by a fully certified MBSR instructor, and is based on the program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. They have more than 8,000 graduates from 120 countries who have completed all the course requirements. See

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Custom solutions for all

Just read an article on a new approach for dealing with autism in Therapist.com. Task driven steps. One professor had an autistic student who was always interrupting the class by talking loudly. He gave the student the task of looking up things he talked about while he lectured, which gave the student an additional function

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Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

I have over the years, had some parents who struggle with an unruly child. It can be difficult to see what is the best approach. Is it something unstoppable, or is it something that can be fixed? If so, what path should you take? I found this publication recently on Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD): Symptoms,

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Adult Autism

For my clients with adult autism, it is very difficult trying to navigate the system for help. I have been spending more time researching adult autism to try to help my clients. I stumbled across a good article on Medium. Does this feel like you?

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