Category Archives: Autism and Mental Health

AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATION: Direct Instruction of Social Information

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. This series of blogs and the release dates are as follows: AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATION Part One: Using […]

AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATION: Examples Using Paint Chip Visual Supports

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. This series of blogs and the release dates are as follows: AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATIONPart One: Using Words […]

AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATION: When Feelings Are Too Big

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. This series of blogs and the release dates are as follows: AUTISTIC SOLUTIONS RELATED TO TAKING IN INFORMATION Part One: Using […]

Mental Health Therapy and the Autistic Client: When Clinicians Don’t See the Autism (Can’t See the Forest for the Trees)

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Today, autistic people, just like the population at large, find their way to therapy when symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD and […]

Mental Health Therapy and the Autistic Client: When Clinician’s Don’t See the Autism (It’s All the Autism)

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Today, autistic people, just like the population at large, find their way to therapy when symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD and […]

Mental Health Therapy and the Autistic Client: The Autistic Operating System

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Mental health diagnosis and treatment has evolved over time according to what makes sense and what works for most people. We […]

Mental Health Therapy and the Autistic Client: Establishing Context

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Background Information: The autism neurology gets hit with elements of confusion, chaos and change as a person goes through their day. […]

Realities of Being an Autistic Therapist

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. In my work as a clinician licensed in my state to provide mental health therapy, many parents of children diagnosed with […]