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Do I Have Anger Issues? How to Identify and Treat an Angry Outlook

By Adrienne Santos-Longhurst — 2019

Anger is a natural, instinctive response to threats. Some anger is necessary for our survival. Anger becomes a problem when you have trouble controlling it, causing you to say or do things you regret.

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How to Reduce Oppositional Defiant Behavior in Children With ADHD

Family life can be frustrating and exhausting when you have a child who often displays challenging oppositional behaviors. But there are ways to make the situation better.

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Why Is My Child So Angry and Defiant? An Overview of Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Forty percent of children with ADHD also develop oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), a condition marked by chronic aggression, frequent outbursts, and a tendency to argue, ignore requests, and engage in annoying behavior. Begin to understand severe ADHD and ODD behaviors here.

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Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction?

While addiction may make one think of hard drugs or alcohol, activities like video games, social media apps, and sites like YouTube can also become unhealthy addictions.

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Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Classroom

Tracy Murray has witnessed a lot of change in her 27 years of work in classrooms. But in her view, no shift has been as radical—or as positive—as the difference in the way children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are viewed by society.

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Neurodiversity Helps Parents Understand the Atypical Ways Kids Think

Brain differences such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are not something to be cured, but something to be embraced as part of human diversity.

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Stop Fighting Your Child’s Neurodiversity: A Step-by-Step Plan for Parents in Diagnosis Denial

Your child is wired differently, and that means his life may not follow the path you envisioned. Before you can help him thrive, you must give yourself space and time to recognize the emotions that a neurodivergent diagnosis brings. Here’s how to get started embracing your new “normal.”

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The Importance of Self-Discovery: Why Your Child Needs to Probe Her Neurodiversity

Give your child the self-esteem and skills to become a self-actualized adult who embraces self-discovery. That is every parent’s goal, but it is especially challenging—and important—when your child is neurodivergent. Use these four steps to help your child on that journey.

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Understanding the Neurodivergent Perspective

What’s it like to live in a body and brain that functions differently than the majority of your peers? We are not talking about subtle differences—as always exist between any two minds—but rather those individuals who possess an entire mental processing system that is metaphorically blind to much...

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Me and My Neurodiverse Family: ‘It’s Chaotic, Frenetic and Hilarious’

I’m a neurotypical, type-A rule follower—my husband and sons are anything but. How do we make it work? By embracing a funny, creative world of ADHD and difference.

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How Do I Know If My Child with Autism Is Depressed?

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).

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