This story was first published by the HuffPost of Australia and written by Bella Westaway. Misha Heaton was excited for the birth of her brother. At four-years-old, she couldn’t wait for a playmate, to bounce around the gardens of their home on the North Shore of...
This article was first published by the UCLA NewsRoom CLA scientists have found that in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, the areas of the brain that are linked to social behaviors are both less developed and less-sufficiently...
Marie moved to Montana to escape. She ran from the anguish of her East Coast home. Under the Big Sky she sought to take a break, sort out life and ground herself. What she couldn’t run from was her smoking habit and her early onset diabetes. She couldn’t run from...
The simple definition of trauma is that it is a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time. Merriam-Webster gives a more comprehensive definition of trauma. 1. a: an injury (as a wound) to...
There is a great movie called “A River Runs Through It” about family ties and learning how to unconditionally love those who challenge us with decisions and choices in their life that we may not agree with or understand. “Each one of us here today will at one time in...
As the old saying goes, “be careful what you wish for.” Some young adults who are eager to leave the comfortable and safe confines of their parents’ homes may need to do so with caution. Managing this new level of independence comes with unexpected challenges,...
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