Your work is important, but your health is more-so. This also includes your mental health, which is why many doctors will harp on being able to alleviate stress. However, in order to do so, you need to be able to identify your stress triggers and learn to manage them. What are stress triggers, though? And …
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Over the many years we’ve been on this planet, we’ve invented many forms of communication. We can talk face to face, write, sing, text, email, call, sign, use morse code, and even speak through a message in a bottle. Despite all of this, we tend to still have trouble communicating as people. Misunderstandings happen, bad …
Ever heard of PDA? No, not Public Displays of Affection. I’m talking about Pathological Demand Avoidance. I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t, as it’s a relatively new diagnosis that isn’t actually recognized by the DSM-5, but it’s considered by experts to affect a subset of people on the autism spectrum. People of the autistic …
Speech therapy is a very common form of therapy that instead of working on the mind or the body, it works on: Expressive language, or the use of words, sentences, and gestures to convey information to other people; clarity in speech The ability to understand words that are spoken The ability to use your voice …
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, also known as simply Autism, is one of those things that if you don’t have it, it can be a little difficult to fully grasp until you’ve truly known someone with the disorder for a while. Even then, no two people are alike, as autism is a spectrum. So when it turns …
When kids are young, it’s hard for them to find the right words to express how they’re feeling. At times, it can even be hard for them to know what they feel, especially when they begin to meld together and a level of intensity to each situation is implied. There are times where parents have …
Confidence is not something that everyone is born with, yet most individuals would love to possess this trait. It needs to be built up over time. It is a state of mind. You must practice confidence with positive thinking, knowledge, and training. You can also boost your confidence by talking to certain people. You are …
Some basic elements of social communication govern the effectiveness of how we express ourselves to others. While these elements are easy to understand, they often take years to master. Social Communication Isn’t Voluntary There may be times when we feel we do not want to communicate with others, but this is not an option. …
