«I welcome adults of all gender and sexual orientations, with varying mental health concerns for individual, couple and family therapy, especially: parents raising children with mental health issues and disabilities including high
functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder; depression, anxiety, social problems, and learning and developmental disabilities; history of sexual abuse; crisis counseling and stress management; relationships.
Case Presentation 1: Topics include Schema Therapy for High -
Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and Therapeutic Reconsolidation Process in Schema Therapy
Children of migrant parents may be at greater risk of low -
functioning autism spectrum disorder, but lower risk of high -
functioning autism spectrum disorder
The Secret Agent Society program was originally developed for children aged 8 to 12 years who have been diagnosed with high -
functioning autism spectrum disorder.
High
functioning autism spectrum disorder: A challenge to secondary school educators and the students with the condition.
Title: Individual Schema Therapy for high -
functioning autism spectrum disorder with comorbid psychiatric conditions in Young Adults: Results of a Naturalistic Multiple Case Study
Schema Therapy (ST) approaches to high -
functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF - ASD) in young people have yet to demonstrate differential effectiveness, and there is little evidence that young people with HF - ASD adapt ST.
Enhancing Metaphor and Metonymy Comprehension in Children with High -
Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that high -
functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability.
A team of UCLA scientists has found that brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with high
functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to study participants without ASD.
Your child has received a diagnosis of Asperger's or high
functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Toward developing a simulated workplace laboratory for adults with high
functioning autism spectrum disorders
Treating anxiety disorders in children with high
functioning autism spectrum disorders: A controlled trial.
The present study examined the degree to which social anxiety predicts aggression in children with high
functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD, n = 20) compared to children with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD, n = 20) or with Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder (ODD / CD, n = 20).
Not exact matches
Aspergers, which many people feel is the highest level of
functioning in the
autism spectrum disorder scale, is really not a communication
disorder.
The earlier an
autism spectrum disorder is identified, the earlier targeted intervention strategies can be implemented to improve a child's
functioning.
Schmid says enhancing habituation and sensory filtering in
autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia might have beneficial effects not only on hyper - and hyposensitivity, but also on cognitive
function.
Disturbances in the
functioning of this network, as well as various kind of infection and other triggers of a pregnant woman's immune response, have been linked to development of psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and
autism spectrum disorders.
«The idea is that during evolution these variants that have positive effects on cognitive
function were selected, but at a cost — in this case an increased risk of
autism spectrum disorders.»
Results from research reveals that oxytocin, a substance made naturally in the brain as well as through the entire body, enhanced brain
function in areas which have been identified as processing social information in kids having
autism spectrum disorders.
To evaluate the effect of oxytocin on brain
function, the scientists carried out a study on children aged 7 — 18 having
autism spectrum disorders.
Singapore About Blog This is a blog about a stay home dad and his son, who has
Autism Spectrum Disorder (High
Functioning).
«Previous studies suggest that in the presence of companion animals, children with
autism spectrum disorders function better socially,» said James Griffin, Ph.D., of the Child Development and Behavior Branch at NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Singapore About Blog This is a blog about a stay home dad and his son, who has
Autism Spectrum Disorder (High
Functioning).
Please study carefully what this brilliant researcher has noted regarding
Autism spectrum disorders, and the induced changes in brain
functions caused by electromagnetic field emissions.
Singapore About Blog This is a blog about a stay home dad and his son, who has
Autism Spectrum Disorder (High
Functioning).
We can address a comprehensive range of issues including: gifted, learning disabilities,
autism spectrum disorder, behavioral
disorders, personality
disorders, executive
functioning issues, and mood
disorders.
My Child is dealing with (Select One) Adjustment
Disorder Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Antisocial Personality
Disorder Anxiety
Disorder Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder Behavioral Disorders Bipolar
Disorder Borderline Intellectual
Functioning Conduct
Disorder Depressive
Disorder Developmental Disability Enuresis / Encopresis Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Disorder (FASD) Gender Identity
Disorder Impulse Control
Disorder Intermittent Explosive
Disorder Major Depression with Psychotic Features Mild Mental Retardation Mood
Disorder Obsessive - Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) Oppositional Defiant
Disorder (ODD) Personality Disorders Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) Psychotic
Disorder Reactive Attachment
Disorder Schizoaffective
Disorder Schizophrenia Seizure
Disorder Sexual Behavior - Problematic Sexually Reactive Victim of Abuse (Sexual, Physical, and / or Emotional) Youth Who Have Sexually Reactive Behaviors
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by severe developmental impairments, including lowered social
function and communication skills.
Our areas of specialty include anxiety,
autism spectrum disorders, attentional issues, executive
functioning skills development, behavioral difficulties, depression, learning problems, and parenting.
ASD assessments are administered to determine whether a child has an
autism spectrum disorder, as well as explore the cognitive and behavioural difficulties often evident in children with ASD (intellectual and adaptive
functioning deficits, communication limitations, learning difficulties, sensori - motor problems, social deficits).
Children with moderate symptoms of
autism spectrum disorders are usually diagnosed with high
functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome.
Evaluation of Expression Recognition
Function in
Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Near - Infrared Spectroscopy
Mothers of children with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) typically report lower overall family
functioning and worse mental health.
Autism Spectrum — Evaluates if a child or an adult has
Autism Spectrum disorder and provides treatment recommendations to improve
functioning at school, home, and social situations.
The psychosocial adjustment of siblings of children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a relatively recent field of study, but results in literature are often inconsistent, and studies specifically focused on samples of siblings of children with high -
functioning ASD are very few.
Singapore About Blog This is a blog about a stay home dad and his son, who has
Autism Spectrum Disorder (High
Functioning).
Anxiety
disorders are among the most common mental
disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety
disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety
disorders, for example, generalised anxiety
disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety
disorder (SAD), panic
disorder (PD), overanxious
disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive
disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety
disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as
autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive
disorders, 7 conduct
disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety
disorders experience serious impairment in social
functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety
disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14
AD = Autistic
disorder; ASD =
Autism spectrum disorders; AspD = Asperger's
disorder; CP = Cerebral palsy; DD = Developmental
disorder; DS = Down syndrome; FQoL = Family quality of life; FXS = Fragile X dyndrome; HFA = High -
functioning Autism; ID = Intellectual disability; PDD = Pervasive developmental
disorder; PDD - NOS = Pervasive developmental
disorder - Not otherwise specified; SOC = Sense of coherence; TD = Typically developing
In Studies 1 and 2, using moderated multiple regression models, we found evidence that maternal resilience
functioned as a compensatory factor — having a significant independent main effect relationship with well - being outcomes in mothers of children with DD and
autism spectrum disorder.