The presenter aims to capture the different aspects and features of children identified as “Gifted.” Here is the link:
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The presenter aims to capture the different aspects and features of children identified as “Gifted.” Here is the link:
What do you think of when you hear the word “therapy?” What kind of setting do you picture? Chances are high that you probably picture two individuals across from each other talking. While that can be what therapy looks like, it doesn’t always have to look like that. Group therapy can often provide certain benefits that you don’t get from individual therapy.
Spring is almost upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with that means a few more sunny days and hours of sunlight, something that I’m sure a lot of us have been counting down the days for. You might have heard about seasonal depression, also sometimes referred to as the “winter blues,” but did you know that seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is something that is actually recognized in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
As much as we hear that the stigma towards mental health is decreasing, it can still be really scary talking about your mental health, or even asking others about theirs. It was only until very recently that I felt nervous starting and having those conversations with the people I care about too, and sometimes, I still find myself struggling! It’s totally okay to find those kinds of conversations daunting.
Setting boundaries can be hard. How are you supposed to know what they should be? How do you let someone know what your boundaries are? In what situations should you set boundaries? These are all questions that many, many people have had; they’re questions that I have had as well.
It often feels like, to me, that most people have heard of and have a general understanding of ADHD, but that they don’t necessarily know what ADHD is or what it is like to have. William Dodson, MD, a psychiatrist and author posits that children who have ADHD will, by the age of 12, “receive 20,000 more negative messages from parents, teachers, and other adults than their friends and siblings who do not have ADHD.” Being one of the most common mental disorders that affects children, one would think that we would have an easier and more effective time treating individuals with ADHD. This, however, as noted by William Dodson, is often far from the truth.