All of us have unique sensory profiles. When our sensory systems do not fit a particular setting or environment, support, accommodations and coping strategies can help.
All of us have unique sensory profiles. When our sensory systems do not fit a particular setting or environment, support, accommodations and coping strategies can help.
Each of us has a unique sensory profile that "fits" some situations better than others. Autistic sensory profiles tend to "fit" less often, but accommodations and adaptations help.
Each of us has a unique sensory profile that "fits" some situations better than others. Autistic sensory profiles tend to "fit" less often, but accommodations and adaptations help.
Neurodivergent people may have many humiliation experiences. An essay on humiliation, and some cognitive therapy, can help us understand and help people coping with humiliation.
Neurodivergent people may have many humiliation experiences. An essay on humiliation, and some cognitive therapy, can help us understand and help people coping with humiliation.
"Cyberball" experiments can help children and parents better understand and utilize cognitive-behavior therapy focused on promoting emotional self-regulation.
"Cyberball" experiments can help children and parents better understand and utilize cognitive-behavior therapy focused on promoting emotional self-regulation.
People diagnosed with Autism may struggle to track and respond to relationship closeness and status hierarchies. Keeping this in mind can prompt patience and guide interventions.
People diagnosed with Autism may struggle to track and respond to relationship closeness and status hierarchies. Keeping this in mind can prompt patience and guide interventions.
Parents raising atypical children face much adversity. Adversity can have significant adverse effects. Adversity can also prompt personal development and growth, even thriving.
Parents raising atypical children face much adversity. Adversity can have significant adverse effects. Adversity can also prompt personal development and growth, even thriving.
We express and read emotions using nonverbal cues. People diagnosed with autism may use these kinds of cues slowly and deliberately and experience emotion processing as exhausting.
We express and read emotions using nonverbal cues. People diagnosed with autism may use these kinds of cues slowly and deliberately and experience emotion processing as exhausting.
Most parents strive to promote healthy internet use and limit gaming. Here are six ways of thinking about screens and devices—and seven practical recommendations—that can help.
Most parents strive to promote healthy internet use and limit gaming. Here are six ways of thinking about screens and devices—and seven practical recommendations—that can help.
Looking to promote your neurodivergent child's abilities to connect with others? Highlighting and processing positive interpersonal connection emotions can help.
Looking to promote your neurodivergent child's abilities to connect with others? Highlighting and processing positive interpersonal connection emotions can help.
Striving to respond to your child's or adolescent's behavior problems with more patience and care and less anger? Some social psychology strategies can help.
Striving to respond to your child's or adolescent's behavior problems with more patience and care and less anger? Some social psychology strategies can help.
Intense special interests, a hallmark of Autism, can be celebrated rather than pathologized and be reframed as strengths and opportunities for connection and well-being.
Intense special interests, a hallmark of Autism, can be celebrated rather than pathologized and be reframed as strengths and opportunities for connection and well-being.
The "uncanny valley" effect can help people diagnosed with autism better understand people's reactions to their atypical behaviors and what to do in response.
The "uncanny valley" effect can help people diagnosed with autism better understand people's reactions to their atypical behaviors and what to do in response.
This sports analogy can help parents make more sense of their children's neuropsychological testing results and understand the multiple intelligences model.
This sports analogy can help parents make more sense of their children's neuropsychological testing results and understand the multiple intelligences model.
One useful way of thinking about children's brain networks is to compare those involved with "bottom-up" processing versus "top-down" regulation of bottom-up processing.
One useful way of thinking about children's brain networks is to compare those involved with "bottom-up" processing versus "top-down" regulation of bottom-up processing.
Trying to sort through the various clinical therapies available to help your atypical child? Resilience research and a "resiliency mindset" offers a framework that can help.
Trying to sort through the various clinical therapies available to help your atypical child? Resilience research and a "resiliency mindset" offers a framework that can help.
Want to help your neuro-developmentally atypical child to try new things and persist when frustrated? Accessing and using their past novice-to-mastery experiences can help.
Want to help your neuro-developmentally atypical child to try new things and persist when frustrated? Accessing and using their past novice-to-mastery experiences can help.
It’s increasingly common for someone to be diagnosed with a condition such as ADHD or autism as an adult. A diagnosis often brings relief, but it can also come with as many questions as answers.