By Arlin Cuncic — 2021
While often confused, Asperger’s and social anxiety are different
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CLEAR ALL
More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?
How do you know when it’s time to take your autistic, bipolar twelve-year-old daughter to the psych ward?
All kids feel anxious or stressed sometimes, like when they’re getting ready for a big test. But kids who learn and think differently may feel stress more often or more intensely. Self-soothing techniques can help them relax and regain their sense of control.
Maintaining your authority is important to your child’s well-being—and it’s important for your own emotional health too.
There is no such diagnosis as “severe autism.” When the term is used, therefore, it’s really just a way of describing a person’s level of functioning and need.