Our children are sitting in therapy offices with inflamed brains. Psychiatrists are prescribing medications for immune-driven symptoms. Parents are being counseled on behavior while their child’s immune system attacks the brain. This... Read more »
Imagine feeling profoundly alone, not because you reject company, but because the very act of seeking it leaves you utterly depleted. This is the emotional paradox often experienced by autistic adults, who... Read more »
Last week, in a Fortune 500 boardroom, executives gathered to make a critical pricing decision. They had AI analytics showing optimal price points. They had human intuition about customer relationships. They scheduled... Read more »
Beyond PTSD: Trauma Creates a ‘Vicious Circle’ of Health Problems Have you ever felt so stressed that your stomach was in knots, or a period of anxiety led to persistent back pain?... Read more »
A recent paper in Current Opinion in Psychology by Thielmann and Burghart explores the limits of self-knowledge, why it matters, and how we can strengthen self-awareness. In this article, I discuss how... Read more »
Is the fear over adolescents’ screen time justified? New research suggests the link to depression and anxiety is more complicated than a simple cause-and-effect. Key Points Weak Long-Term Link: The study found... Read more »
One of the most confusing parts of anorexia treatment for patients and families is setting a goal weight. People often imagine that the treatment team selects one exact number that represents recovery... Read more »
If you or a loved one has recently received an autism diagnosis, you might be navigating a maze of confusing terms. Is it a learning disability? A learning difficulty? What does “high... Read more »
Your team has pulled in data from a variety of sources, integrated it into a shared picture of what’s going wrong, and built a plan of attack. Great start. But now the... Read more »
Autistic burnout is described as a debilitating state of exhaustion experienced by autistic people due to living in a world that often lacks accommodations and understanding of their needs. This systematic review... Read more »