By Sheri Van Dijk — 2021
When your emotions become too painful and overwhelming, regain control using skills from dialectical behaviour therapy.
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We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
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Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?
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Anecdotal observations from my own dealings.
According to research, approximately 20 percent of the population will experience depression at some point in their lives—this statistic increases to almost 60 percent in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Having ASD increases the risk of depression in teens, but effective treatments are available
People diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome have, in general, also been likely to be diagnosed with other mental health conditions. As such, research has found a connection specifically with depression.
When a medication is being evaluated to modify the behavior of a person with autism, one must assess the risks versus the benefits.