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Are Children and Adolescents Overprescribed Psychiatric Medications?

Author: Editorial 19th August 2021 0 Comments

“The psychiatric drugging of our children: A developing international crisis.” This article by Dr. John Read has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “On August 13th [2021] several hundred people registered to take part in an online “town hall meeting,”…
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ADHD, Australia, autism, causality, children and adolescents, John Read, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Psychology Today

The Reason I Jump: one boy’s voice from the silence of autism

Author: Editorial 14th June 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Naoki Higashida and translated from Japanese by David MItchell. The publishers say: “What is it like to have autism? How can we know what a person – especially a child – with autism is thinking…
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autism, autistic spectrum, books, David MItchell, Naoki Higashida

Explaining Humans

Author: Editorial 9th November 2020 0 Comments

“This vital memoir illuminates the power of being on the autism spectrum” The Times Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020, this book – subtitled “What Science can teach us about Life, Love and Human Relationships” – has been…
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autism, autistic spectrum, books, Camilla Pang, neurodiversity, relationships

Diverted: A journey of resilience to the newest frontier of inclusion

Author: Editorial 20th February 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Roxanne Hobbs. The publishers say: “Roxanne and her husband were blindsided when their son’s schoolteacher suggested that their five-year-old was autistic. In a five-minute meeting, the shift from confident parents of a ‘normal’ child to…
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autism, books, neurodiversity, Roxanne Hobbs, Special Educational Needs (SEN)

The forgotten history of autism

Author: Editorial 27th January 2020 0 Comments

This 14-minute video (see below) features Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity . The producers say: “Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the…
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autism, autistic spectrum, Hans Asperger, history, history of psychiatry, Steve Silberman, TED Talk, videos

Why is neurodiversity classified as a mental illness?

Author: Editorial 24th January 2020 0 Comments

Neurodiversity refers to the different ways that the mind can work and interpret information. Some people naturally think about things differently. We all have different interests and motivations, and are naturally better at some things and poorer at others. Most…
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ACAS, ADHD, Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service, autism, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, DSM, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, dyslexia, dyspraxia, neurodiversity, neurodiversity in the workplace, Tourettes, videos

Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations

Author: Editorial 15th January 2020 0 Comments

“… scientific knowledge of the significance of nature during the different stages of childhood is sparse.” Edited by Peter Kahn and Stephen Kellert, this book emphasises the importance of animals, especially those with which a child can develop a nurturing relationship,…
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autism, books, children, developmental psychology, ecology, evolutionary psychology, natural world, Peter Kahn, Stephen Kellert, wellbeing

MPs call for law change to reduce detention of young autistic people

Author: Editorial 20th November 2019 0 Comments

PA Media reports in The Guardian newspaper that: “Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the ‘horrific’ and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs [Members of Parliament] have said. The human rights of many young people are being…
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autism, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Harriet Harman, learning disabilities, Mental Health Act, PA Media, The Guardian

Neurodiversity – the key that unlocked my world

Author: Editorial 14th August 2019 0 Comments

This 18 minute video features Elisabeth Wiklander, speaking at a TEDxGöteborg event. The preamble says: “What do you think about, when you hear the word, ‘autism’? No diagnostic manual can truly explain the multifaceted experience of autism. It’s a neurological…
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Asperger's, autism, Culture & Society, Elisabeth Wiklander, Genetics, neurodiversity, TED Talk, videos

The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain

Author: Editorial 14th June 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Thomas Armstrong. The publishers say : “ADHD, dyslexia, autism: the number of illness categories listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the last fifty years. With so many people affected, it is time to…
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ADHD, American Institute for Learning and Human Development, autism, books, Culture & Society, disabilities, dyslexia, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, Thomas Armstrong