by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jul 7, 2026 | Internet Addiction
The problem usually isn’t discipline itself. It’s the area of your life you’ve been avoiding. An honest look at pleasure, purpose, and the reps that change things. I want to start by telling you something true about me: I sometimes live for the...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jul 2, 2026 | Autism, Internet Addiction
The screen was doing a job. Here’s how to find out which one, and replace it with something that holds. If you’ve already worked out whether your child’s screen use is a healthy special interest or something that has tipped past it, you’ve done the harder part....
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jun 30, 2026 | Autism, Internet Addiction
The clock was never the right test. What matters is whether the screen adds to your child’s life or quietly takes from it. If your autistic child can talk about one game for an hour, reorganizes the whole day around it, and falls apart when you take the tablet, you’ve...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jun 25, 2026 | Autism, Internet Addiction
The daily screen-time battle usually isn’t about willpower or rules. It’s about transitions — and that changes everything about how you set limits. If you parent an autistic child, you probably already know the moment I’m describing. The timer goes...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jun 23, 2026 | Autism, Internet Addiction
The tablet meltdown isn’t defiance — it’s a brain doing exactly what its wiring asks, and understanding why is the first step to actually helping. You already know the scene. The tablet has been on for two hours, dinner is ready, and the moment you ask for...
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