Illustration by Laurenne Boglio Twitter can feel like an echo chamber — but sometimes the reverberations amplify important calls to action. This week, Andrew Whitehouse, Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at the Telethon Kids Institute and the University of Western Australia in Perth, tweeted a thread that turned up the volume on Helen […]
Let us get real and honest, most around us visit a doctor seeking help related to mental health and behavioral health. It is just that people around us, especially here in India, it is not spoken as open as they should be. This might include anxiety, depression, help in quitting substances, weight loss issues, or […]
Mental Health and Behavioral Health sometimes come under the same category. But Mental Health mostly focuses on the psychological state of a person and it depends solely on it. Whereas, behavioral health depends on the eating disorder more on alcohol intake and even includes the daily routine. Let’s get a little into behavioral health issues. […]
New Africa / Adobe Stock According to a meta-analysis of 19 randomized clinical trials, children with autism tend to find cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) less effective than their parents and clinicians in managing their anxiety. The result, which is based on data from 833 autistic children up to the age of 18, gives cause for […]
Problem solving: Therapies that address inflexible thinking styles could alleviate mental health problems in some young autistic adults. chpua / Getty Images Autistic teenagers with cognitive inflexibility, a rigid thinking style that makes it difficult to switch tasks or adjust goals, are prone to emotional and behavioral problems as young adults, according to a new […]
Published: October 15, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. CDT|Updated: 1 hours ago NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 15, 2021 / PRNewswire / – ChanceLight® Behavioral Health, Therapy and Education (“ChanceLight”) announced the appointment Patricia Boyer Miller to the company’s board of directors. ChanceLight is a portfolio company of the Halifax Group, a leading private equity firm that works […]
Lost Sleep Costs: Autistic children are prone to persistent sleep problems that can affect their executive function. Sally Anscombe / Getty Images Sleep problems in young children with autism are linked to behavioral regulation difficulties in later childhood, according to a new longitudinal study. The result shows the importance of helping families with sleep problems […]
