by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Apr 21, 2026 | Internet Addiction, News
The damage from too much screen time is real — but new research shows it’s also surprisingly reversible, with measurable gains in mood, focus, and sleep in as little as one week. Most conversations about smartphones and mental health focus on the damage these...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Apr 20, 2026 | Internet Addiction, News
The courts say addiction; the science says “not yet” — but the compulsive patterns harming real people are already here, whatever label we eventually agree on. The landmark verdict finding Meta and YouTube liable for addicting a young woman to their...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Apr 20, 2026 | Autism, General, News
Antidepressants, statins, and beta-blockers seem unrelated — but they share a hidden effect on cholesterol that new research links to a higher risk of autism when taken during pregnancy. A landmark study published in Molecular Psychiatry on April 20, 2026, is raising...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 23, 2026 | Internet Addiction, News
One Oakland courtroom is about to decide whether tech giants knowingly engineered addiction in children — and its verdict could shape thousands of cases still waiting in line. A major legal showdown involving some of the world’s most powerful technology...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 18, 2026 | Autism
A novel autism therapy bypasses the brain entirely, treating the gut instead — and early results show improvements in social symptoms, sensory issues, and anxiety all at once. A new study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics on March 18, 2026, introduces a novel...
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