Anticipatory socialisation is the process of learning and adopting the values, behaviours, and norms of a group or role you expect to join in the future. For example, a student doing an... Read more »
Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind... Read more »
For many autistic people, work is a mix of opportunity and challenge — a place where unique talents can shine, but also where sensory overload, unwritten rules, and the pressure to mask... Read more »
John Kline is a good friend of mine, who I met through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connection Support Group program. We’ve been facilitating a local NAMI support group together... Read more »
For many people, the difference between a close friend and an acquaintance seems clear, but for autistic adults, peer relationships often fall somewhere in between. A new Canadian study suggests these ties,... Read more »
Council on Substance Abuse. The loneliness epidemic persists: A post-pandemic look at the state of loneliness among U.S. adults. cosancadd.org/the-loneliness-epidemic-persists-a-post-pandemic-look-at-the-state-of-loneliness-among-u-s-adults/ Cox, D. (2021). The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss.... Read more »
Resocialization is the process of unlearning old behaviors and norms and adopting new ones, often through intense social experiences. It usually happens in settings like the military, prisons, or rehab, where people... Read more »
The treatment known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed in 1987 by an American psychologist, Dr. Francine Shapiro, for the remediation of trauma symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).... Read more »
Relationships can be deeply rewarding for people with ADHD, but the traits that come with the condition can sometimes create challenges. A toxic relationship is one where unhealthy patterns—such as manipulation, control,... Read more »
When I started researching anxiety for my book Embracing Anxiety, I came up against a big problem: Everyone I talked to confused anxiety with panic! Friends and family, therapists and counselors, doctors,... Read more »