Extreme States of Mind

Autism

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on January 11, 2013

An autistic self advocate shares his experience, dreams, vision, strengths, and challenges.

Autism

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on December 27, 2012

There has been grave misunderstanding of autistic persons. It is time to go beyond autism awareness to acceptance.

Spirituality

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on November 23, 2012

Exploring situations of extreme states of mind and finding ways to move from breakdown to breakthrough.

Relationships

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on October 21, 2012

The establishment's misguided approach to 'recovery' from extreme states and what we need to learn and know.

Loneliness

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on September 30, 2012

Finding means to connect with those in serious distress.

Family Dynamics

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on September 28, 2012

Examining the roots of emotional distress in regards to family dynamics.

Autism

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on September 14, 2012

The power of relationship-based approaches to autism and developmental differences.

Trauma

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on September 12, 2012

A reflection based on the actual experience of an abused child and their process of overcoming.

Fear

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on August 30, 2012

Understanding extreme states as a resut of chronic fear.

Psychiatry

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on July 30, 2012

Stress

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on June 19, 2012

Resilience

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on June 18, 2012

Often I have seen situations where therapists have made false assumptions and prophetic statements which have only led the person to more despair and to feel they have less hope.

Psychiatry

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on May 22, 2012

How do we address the needs of our seriously distressed children and adolescents?

Spirituality

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on May 14, 2012

There have been those in various generations who were voices in the wilderness, who through very unconventional ways brought attention to the problems and oppression of society. These individuals were possessed with sacred madness.

Career

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on April 23, 2012

Exploring the importance of the work of humane psychiatrist, R.D. Laing in an era of over-medicalization.

Autism

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on April 2, 2012

I met with a 5-year-old autistic boy who was non-verbal. He came into the office and began banging his hands on the computer keyboard. The secretary’s immediate response as it typical was to suppress that behavior and make it go away. Instead, I told her to let him go.

Cognition

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on March 12, 2012

Trauma

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on March 1, 2012

Environment

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on February 21, 2012

Career

Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D., B.C.S.A. on February 7, 2012

a police officer suggested that maybe this young man just needed a safe place to settle for a time and be free from the distress within his home. I concurred.