Autism News Weekly 01-22-2024
Unveil the intricate world of neurodiversity, exploring vocal stimming, memory reversal, technological breakthroughs, and societal challenges shaping the narrative of acceptance and understanding.
Hate LinkedIn’s Redesign? How To Export Your Linkedin Contacts, With Tags!
Do you use Linkedin for Marketing? Their recent update eliminated tagging connections. Learn how to Export your connections, with Tags!
Teens: Why Becoming An Esports Athlete Is A Bad Idea
Many teenagers and young adults want to become Esports athletes. However, for most, becoming an Esports athlete leads to failure and pain.
Mental Health Professionals, Do You Encrypt Your Data?
Mental health professionals are busy people, working to help others with their problems. After spending the day listening to people, taking notes, and filing insurance claims, most mental health professionals do not have time to think about encryption and security. Many use their personal computers, tablets, or cell phones for business related purposes, resulting in private information often being present on these devices. What happens then, if someone hacks into these devices? Often, this means Client data could end up in a criminal’s hands, with the therapist being held responsible for the breach. A criminal would like mental health information for blackmail and extortion. If you are a mental health professional, I have a question for you: what steps have you taken to protect your Client’s electronic data?
Grounding: An Effective, But Strange Coping Skill
Want to learn a powerful coping skill that helps with PTSD, Anger, Anxiety, Anger and Focus? I present Grounding: a very unusual coping skill!
Internet Addiction: Kicking the Habit – 30 Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
After years of working with people who have been addicted to the Internet and electronics, I have finished my first book. My book, Internet Addiction: Kicking the Habit – 30 Days Plan to Take Back Your Life, is now available for purchase. This book is both a self-help book and a guide of how to gain control of the Internet.
Looking For Low Cost Prescriptions? GoodRx Can Help!
The other day I was in a pharmacy when I learned about GoodRx, a website which can help you save money on your prescriptions. As many people spend hundreds of dollars a month on medications, a website that can help you save money is a blessing. The great thing about GoodRx is it is free and works for those who have or do not have insurance. I saw first hand how it saved over 60% on a medication, and decided I needed to post about this so others know of it as well.
Pokemon Go: The Birth of Augmented Reality Addiction
The birth of Augmented Reality (AR) is here. All though AR has been around for some time, it has not gotten much attention. That all ended with the release of Pokemon Go on July 6th. For now on, prepare to see hoards of zombie-like cellphone users wherever you go. So, what is Augmented Reality, what is Pokemon Go, and how are they addictive?
How Career Concerns Influence Internet Addiction in Teens
The future can appear scary, especially for teens. Concerns over the right career have caused many teens to retreat into an Internet Addiction. While career concerns exist for most teens, many have become addicts to avoid making a career choice. Read further to learn more, and how to help your teenager out of this crisis.
Potty Training & Autism Spectrum Disorders: Book Review
Teaching hygiene to a child is difficult, especially when the child is on the Autism Spectrum. Children often do not see the need for hygiene as germs and bacteria do not make sense to them. Due to oversensitivity, many children on the Autism Spectrum find activities such as showering or using the restroom a difficult task. How do parents then teach their Autistic children how to use the restroom and practice proper hygiene? Claire Hope’s book, Potty Training & Autism Spectrum Disorders, How to Teach Autistic Children Hygiene Skills, does a good job providing basic tips in teaching Hygiene.
Dangerous Autism Cure: What Exactly is MMS?
If you have researched Autism cures in the past, you may have come across a potential “cure” called MMS. MMS stands for Master Mineral Solution, a chemical mixture consisting of high levels of Chlorine Dioxide. Chlorine Dioxide is used as a bleaching solution as it breaks down harmful chemicals and is found in small quantities in many water treatment plants in the US. The creators of MMS claim their solution can fight the malaria parasite, fungi, bacteria & parasites. They even claim their solution can fight viruses. People have used MMS to treat HIV, hepatitis, H1N1 Flu Virus, Colds, Acme, Cancer, and Autism. The problem is, the FDA has warned against the use of MMS, citing it as a potentially dangerous product. What exactly is MMS, and why are people using it?
