by Ms Kylie Hinde - Provisional Psychologist | 4 December, 2020 | Neurodiversity Informed Psychological Therapy and Well-Being, Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens
Play is recognised as a child’s main form of communication and it is essential to engaging children. Piaget’s work, which positions children as learning through doing, experimenting and discovering was very influential in this regard. The importance of learning how to...
by Naomi Francis, Speech Therapist at Minds & Hearts | 27 August, 2020 | Speech & Language Therapy, Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens
You may have heard of the term “pragmatics” before, but never thought much of it. In its simplest form, pragmatics, or “social communication” is the use of language in a social context. When communicating with others, we often think of the words we use as having the...
by Dr Wes Turner – Clinical Psychologist / Clinic Director | 23 July, 2020 | Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens, Supporting Parents & Neurodiverse Families
The onset of puberty is often a stressful time for adolescents and parents alike. It is time typically of particular concern to parents of adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. While the ups and downs of puberty are largely unavoidable, there are strategies that...
by Dr Michelle S Garnett - Clinical Psychologist - Author & Autism Consultant | 5 June, 2020 | Neurodiversity Informed Psychological Therapy and Well-Being, Supporting Neurodiverse Adults, Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens
The term “alexithymia” is coming up more and more in the research literature on autism. You may have wondered about alexithymia and austim: what it alexithymia and how is it is relevant to autism spectrum disorder? Alexithymia describes someone who has difficulties...
by Dr Wes Turner – Clinical Psychologist / Clinic Director | 18 September, 2019 | Supporting Educators & Clinicians, Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens
Individuals with ASD who are gifted often present with a ‘perfect storm’ of cognitive abilities and executive function difficulties, that can negatively impact on their academic and social performance. The neurocognitive profiles of such gifted children or individuals...
by Professor Tony Attwood - Clinical Psychologist | 24 June, 2019 | Supporting Neurodiverse Children & Teens, Supporting Parents & Neurodiverse Families
Those who have an ASD are prone to have a catastrophic reaction or meltdown when overly stressed, anxious or frustrated. The meltdown may be externalised, with an intense despair that manifests as an expression of anger, perhaps with destruction of property or...
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