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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 [...]
I know that this sounds like an utterly uncontroversial bit of encouragement; surely everyone believes that parents should speak to their children about sex – providing them with information, guidance, and moral direction.
But here I’d like to bring up a somewhat trickier, more challenging proposition: talking with your son who has Aspergers Disorder or [...]
My two year old son was so excited that we were going to the ocean that he couldn’t sleep the night before. “Idemo na more!” (Serbian for “We’re going to the beach,”) he kept calling out from his bed.
When we got there, he took me by the hand and pulled me to take him [...]
Each expressive arts therapy session is as unique as the child, adult, or family I am working with. Imagine a space in which you are safe and inspired to explore your self through your own creative process. This is my office and I am here to support you. You determine the creative process that unfolds [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I believe that there are two essential components of parenting:
providing warmth, comfort, nurturance and affection; and providing structure, rules, discipline and a sense of responsibility and accountability.
The necessity of both components – and a reasonable balance between the two – is certainly not unique to post-divorce families; similar issues and similar complications arise [...]
Over the years, I have worked with literally hundreds of post-divorce families. I have led groups for children of divorce and worked with the children in both individual and family therapy. From these experiences, I’ve developed a sense of some of the most common challenges and pitfalls, along with what I hope are helpful recommendations [...]
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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
