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The Vital Importance of Sensory Experiences during COVID-19.

As life, the way we know it, came to a complete halt due to Covid-19, we are urged to practice social distancing and isolate ourselves from the outside world. During these times, we as parents and caregivers of not only children with special needs, but all children, have a golden…

What’s Your Attachment Wound? And Yes, You Have One.

As infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults, we all have a core need to connect with another human and feel safe in their presence. In fact, this need to be understood, and accepted by another is the driving force fueling our choices and impacting our relationships. We don’t just want…

What No One Tells You About Therapy

The 3 truths and 3 misunderstandings about what it’s actually like to go to therapy. Here are some common truths and misunderstandings about what actually happens if you decide to see a mental health therapist. All too often as I’ve traveled around Asia, and especially here in Vietnam, one of…

Self-Harm

What is self-harm? Self-harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose. One common method is cutting with a sharp object. But any time someone deliberately hurts themself is classified as self-harm. Some people feel an impulse to cause burns, pull out hair or pick at wounds to prevent healing. Extreme…

Pica

What is pica? People with the disorder pica eat items that have no nutritional value. A person with pica might eat harmless items, such as ice. Or they might eat potentially dangerous items, likes flakes of dried paint. sand or pieces of metal. In the latter case, the disorder can…

Nightmare Disorder

What is nightmare disorder? A nightmare is a disturbing dream associated with negative feelings, such as anxiety or fear that awakens you. Nightmares are common in children, but can happen at any age, and occasional nightmares usually are nothing to worry about. Nightmares may begin in children between 3 and…

Grief

What is grief? Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. Often, the pain of loss can feel overwhelming. You may experience all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions, from shock or anger to disbelief, guilt,…

Dementia

What is Dementia Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement.…

Alzheimer’s Disease

What is Alzheimer? Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affects a person’s ability to function independently. Approximately…

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