Autism spectrum, sensory therapy, behavior management

Autism spectrum, sensory therapy, behavior management

Learn about autism and how to manage challenging behaviors so we can change the perspectives of others and help people.

This is a must read course for anyone who works with, or interacts with, individuals who are on the autism spectrum.

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In the Age of Anxiety, are we all mentally ill?

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - “When Cynthia Craig was diagnosed with postpartum depression eight years ago, she told her family doctor she felt anxious about motherhood.”

Like an increasing number of people, she was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. But was it a reasonable diagnosis in her case, or indeed, in so many other cases?

Some psychiatrists say the increase in the prevalence of anxiety from about 4 percent to 50 percent is the result of psychiatrists and others “getting better at diagnosing anxiety.”

Critics, including other leading psychiatrists, disagree. They say the apparent explosion in anxiety shows there is something seriously and dangerously wrong with the DSM. Its next edition, due in May, would lower the threshold for identifying anxiety.

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Study Finds Social Media Adds to Your Anxiety

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A poll of almost 300 social media users found more than half agreed Facebook or Twitter had changed their behavior and of those, half said their lives had taken a downward turn.

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