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, News
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...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 17, 2026 | Autism, News
Autism rarely travels alone — autistic children face dramatically higher rates of anxiety, GI problems, sleep issues, and feeding difficulties, and most of it goes unscreened. A new review published on Medscape on March 16, 2026, confirms what many parents and...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Mar 17, 2026 | Internet Addiction, News
Teens check their phones on average 64 times a school day — and new research shows the cost isn’t just lost lessons, but lasting damage to attention and impulse control. A new study published in JAMA Network Open on March 9, 2026, reveals a striking and...
