Trying to discipline your child can be a difficult and ever changing world of frustration for all involved. When your child has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome it can be as difficult to create rules and boundaries as it is to determine effective consequences. Often, a child with Asperger’s sees the world in a different way than his ...
You may have been approached by your child’s teacher or you may have noticed yourself that your child is not well-matched to his educational curriculum. He may be having difficulties in one or more subject areas or he may be performing well above his peers. Sometimes, problems may be noticed as early as junior or senior kindergarten. A psycho-educational ...
I love my family. My husband and I have been married for 23 years. We have six amazing children. I may be biased but I find them unique, creative, smart, energetic, and goodhearted. Of the six, five and my husband have severe combined type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We enjoy being together though there are times when we're all over ...
tory telling is an important part of normal development, and it is present across cultures and societies. Imagination and creativity that emerges during childhood allows for future advancements and discoveries throughout the lifespan. Replacing reality with our own version of life is an important coping skill but it can also serve to cause trouble. We all can enjoy the innocence ...
Over the last two decades, ideological polarization has become a prominent threat to democracy, education, and society as a whole. ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
Politics has always been a controversial topic, but rarely has our political climate been as divisive as it is right ...
When considering medication for ADHD, child benefits must be carefully weighed by parents. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, estimated to affect around 9.4% of children in the US. With rising rates of diagnosis, more parents are faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to put their child on medication ...
ADHD misdiagnosis as a bipolar disorder often occurs due to similarity of symptoms, making an accurate diagnosis challenging. If you follow news, you must know about the explosion in the number of children and teenagers being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many parents also aware of very serious mental health condition called Bipolar Disorder. These two conditions often ...
The human brain processes all sensory information whether or not you are fully aware of it. Most children are able to find a way to ignore extraneous information that is in their environment and focus on the information related to the activity or object of their immediate interest. Children who are hypersensitive take in all stimuli at once and at ...
Children are impulsive; they have difficulty controlling their behaviors and have a tendency to indulge in a moment’s satisfaction without thinking of the consequences. Let’s face it, adults have the same problem and they’ve had years of practice; don’t you recall that butterfly or skull tattoo you got when you were 18 or that time you told ...
