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Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...your child was just diagnosed and you recognized...different frame. A late diagnosis doesn't erase what...this way." What the Diagnosis Means. The DSM-5...you're receiving a diagnosis today, it'll say...to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis...energy and mental health. The diagnosis is...mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It...
Health > Mental Health
IASO (Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity), AKA Aggressive Behavior
...is a part of symptom of a primary diagnosis such as Autism or Bipolar Disease,...effective treatment of that primary diagnosis will therefore make the aggression...community aggression is not part of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness...of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness can set the stage for aggression...
Health > Mental Health
What is Hyperactivity?
...that it interferes with school, work, and relationships. Hyperactivity is also a symptom that must be present for six months or more in order for a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and it must be present across all areas of a person's life, including home, school, work, and within...
Health > Diagnosis
The Future of Diagnosis with DSM-5
The Diagnostic Statistical...Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is...the text for diagnosis the array of...the array of mental illnesses. The...to be given a diagnosis by a licensed...document in the mental health field....in the mental health field. The...changes, including diagnostic criteria for:...definition. The diagnoses of Asperger's...
Health > Mental Health
What is OCD?
...behavior. OCD stands for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and both an obsession (a thought) and a compulsion (and action) must be present for this diagnosis. People with OCD have difficulty controlling these behaviors. Obsessions often stem from fears, such as an extreme fear of germs. To combat this...
Health > Mental Health
Bullying Leading Cause of Depression
...M.D., researchers followed subjects aged 8 to 17 years with a variety of diagnoses, including ADHD, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, sickle cell disease, obesity,...children face a great deal of struggles with their developmental or medical diagnoses, bullying from peers was the number-one cause of emotional distress....
Health > Mental Health
New Mental Health Manual Could Be “Dangerous”
...the influential Diagnostic and Statistical...Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)....lives as having mental disorders. The...considered the diagnostic “bible” for...diagnostic “bible” for mental health medicine...“bible” for mental health medicine internationally....that certain diagnoses risk diminishing...seriousness of mental illness and put...More than 11,000 health professionals...
Medical > Psychiatry
Medication or Therapy? How to Decide What Your Special Needs Child Needs First
...doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric...doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric...in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric conditions, prescribe...doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors....doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors....
Financial > Grants
Susie Bean Helps Families with Special Needs
...help a loved one with mental illness or autism. As...daughter of a mother diagnosed with bipolar disorder,...working with children with mental illness started very young....behaviorist and daughter of mental illness, Dr. Salek understands...medication, counseling, health insurance, and respite...children with autism or mental illness in need of financial...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...learning disabilities, ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and...disabilities, ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory...disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments. Common accommodations...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...adaptive sports participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with...sports participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with disabilities....participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with disabilities....
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...regardless of format. A 2011 meta-analysis in BMC Public Health found that peer support groups, whether online...or in-person, produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating...in-person, produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating...