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• Welcome to 2012

  , the year the Mayans thought it was all going to end. I'm not actually a big believer myself and I'm pretty certain that I'll be writing a similar new year pos... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Executive Functioning Issues and Older Teens

  This post follows on from my earlier post "How a Lack of Executive Functioning May Appear in Young Adults" which actually ended up looking at children rather... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Working on Your Asperger-Neurotypical Relationship - Part 1 Talking

  Over the years I've written quite a bit about AS/NT relationships. I've written about accepting your aspergers partner for who they are and how to reach them... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: What I Wish I'd Known About Raising a Child with Autism by Bobbi...

  

  "What I wish I'd known about Raising a Child with autism: A mom and a psychologist offer heartfelt guidance for the first five years", Bobbi Sheahan and Kathy... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• TV Series Review - Doc Martin

  

  My wife and I have just spent the last few months watching every episode of "Doc Martin" a British TV series about a Doctor (not that other Doctor) who relocate... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How a Lack of Executive Functioning May Appear in Young Adults

  You'll often hear that people with Aspergers syndrome have problems with "executive functioning" but what does it mean and how does it manifest in young... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Autism Advocacy and Points of View

  There's been a lot of discussion in the blogsphere recently culmulating in this interesting and insightful post about drawing lines in the sand. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Tony Attwood's Three Requisites for a Successful Relationship

  I just finished reading an Aspergers Relationship book today (it's excellent by the way and a review is coming shortly). The book had a great quote from Tony... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Medications and Special Needs - It's Your Choice

  

  This is a best of the best of the best post.  Check this link after November 15 for a lot of of different perspectives on the same topic by other... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 HEALTH, MEDICINE, PSYCHOLOGY

• International ADHD Awareness Week

  This week is the official international ADHD Awareness week and I thought it might be appropriate to talk about the condition - especially since it's so common... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Special Needs Family Life

  

  This is a "best of the best post. Check the link: SOS Best of the Best Edition 11: Family Life from 15th October for more posts on this topic by other... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Less Confrontational Strategies for Approaching Children with Asperger's Syndrom...

  In my last post, I looked at less confrontational strategies to approach children with Asperger's syndrome under normal conditions. In this post, I want to... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Less Confrontational Strategies for Approaching Children with Aspergers Syndrome

  For many people, particularly teachers, the first real experience with Asperger's syndrome comes as part of an intervention in a "situation". After all, aside... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: "Blazing My Trail: Living and Thriving with Autism" by Rachel B....

  

  "Blazing My Trail: Living and Thriving with Autism" by Rachel B. Cohen-Rottenberg is a "sequel" to "The Uncharted Path" which I reviewed here and followed up... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Calming Techniques for the Special Needs Child

  This is a "best of the best" article. Check back here after September 15 for more articles by other authors on this topic.There is a saying about Aspergers whic... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Answers to Some Questions on Cyberbullying

  A friend is doing a talk on Cyberbullying and asked for some suggestions. Unfortunately I'm not the sort of person who can write "just a little" and as it... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Value of Special Needs Therapy

  

  This post is part of Best of the Best, Edition 9: Special Needs Therapy. If you check the above link from August 14 onwards, you'll find a whole host of... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Active Imagination Activity Book by Kelly Tilley

  

  Active Imagination Activity Book50 Sensorimotor Activities to improve focus, attention, strength and co-ordinationKelly Tilley. MCISc. OTR/LPublished by... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 FAMILY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Temple Grandin's Three Types of Thinkers in Autism

  I've looked at a lot of Aspergers theory over the years and while I agree with some of it, I find that I disagree with other bits. One theory that I really lik... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Songgames for Sensory Processing by Aubrey Lande. MS, OTR, Bob...

  

  Songgames for Sensory Processing: 25 Therapist-Created Musical Activities for Improving Fine and Gross Motor Skills, Muscle Strength & Rhythmicity.by... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2011 FAMILY, PSYCHOLOGY