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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CLEAR ALL
In a work world dominated by automation, digitalization, and increasing incivility, the need for one group of workers, those whom I call “sensitive strivers,” has never been greater.
Can neurodiversity proponents keep the notion of mental pathology?
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The aspects that make them most creative may also be their biggest risk.
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?
Anecdotal observations from my own dealings.
ADHD and depression are commonly coexisting conditions with some overlapping symptoms. The link between the two is complex.
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.
Michael A. Freeman had long noticed that entrepreneurs seem inclined to have mental health issues. Freeman and California-Berkeley psychology professor Sheri Johnson decided to take a deeper look at the issue.