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Last month I was a guest speaker at Breathing Underwater radio show at WCOM. We talked mostly about autism and social skills groups that I lead. You can hear the podcast of the show:
WCOM is a community radio station with a studio in downtown Carrboro, North Carolina, broadcasting [...]
Join other parents with kids on the spectrum to explore feelings of joy and complexity, excitement and exhaustion. You’ll be choosing images and combining them in such a way to learn about yourself and your child. You’ll be sharing your experiences and insights with others and you will be receiving encouragement from the group.
Family members taking care of special need child need tender loving care too. Thus, Ginger Poole is forming several support groups to address this need:
Support group for moms with kids on the Spectrum Support group for brothers or sisters of a special needs child
We hope that you can join us.
On March 5th, 2010, Raleigh’s News and Observer published an article about insurance companies not covering mental health and “behavioral” treatment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), including Aspergers. I have been leading social skills groups for children and teenagers with Aspergers and other ASD’s for over a decade [...]
As many of you know, I lead several social skills groups for kids and teenagers with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism. Six group members has always been my maximum for my groups. Recently, a boy was ready to join the high school group a little while before another boy was going to graduate from the group. [...]
I am grateful to be an Expressive Arts Therapist because to be a therapist is to be an artist.
As an artist working within relationships of growth and healing I know I am on the right path when I share remarkable moments with children, teenagers, and families. There are endless ways these moments coalesce to [...]
In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, ASA has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.
We encourage you to visit the [...]
Craig had pretty much never had a friend. Every social interaction was torture for him. He had been a target of teasing, ridicule, and bullying from the time he was a very young child. He had been hurt so many times by social rejection that it had become the norm for him. He even began [...]
More often than any other question, I am asked to describe my social skills groups. I lead three groups, for upper elementary school students, middle school students, and high school students. While no particular diagnosis is required for a child to be in one of these groups, most have diagnoses of Aspergers Disorder [...]
As you all know, I work with lots of kids with Aspergers Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. This advice applies particularly to these children, but I think it’s probably relevant for many if not most kids.
I have had several experiences in which the children in my groups become annoyed at me, insisting that [...]
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The statements contained in these blog entries are intended to educate and entertain. They do not represent psychotherapy, psychological assessment, or any other form of psychological intervention. They should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed mental health professional. If you have questions related to the material contained in these entries, please contact me or a licensed mental health professional of your choice. Go back to Dr. Matt Mendel web site
