by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 24, 2014 | Autism, Book Reviews
A neurologist’s book reframes autism not as a fixed life sentence but as a dynamic condition that can shift with diet, behavior, and attitude — and it changed how this therapist sees the spectrum. Autism has long been viewed as a static condition with little...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Nov 7, 2014 | Autism, Internet Addiction
Half of this therapist’s Asperger’s clients also struggle with Internet Addiction — because the computer offers what real life often can’t: connection without anxiety, creation, and a world you can control. Recently I was asked if Asperger’s...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Oct 27, 2014 | Autism, Treatments
Chores can be a daily battle with an autistic child — but a simple system built on choice and control, the Dot Method, can turn the fight into something your child actually opts into. It is often tough for Autistic children and children with Asperger’s to do...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jul 30, 2014 | Depression
Self-harm can be almost impossible to make sense of from the outside — but for many who cut, it’s a desperate way to cope with overwhelming emotional pain, not a sign of being “crazy” or suicidal. The concept of cutting is often a difficult one to...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 13, 2014 | Depression
Depression is one of the most misunderstood conditions there is — not weakness, not a character flaw, but a real medical illness that can affect anyone, and one that can be treated. There are few conditions misunderstood more than Depression. Most of the public has no...
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