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Six Similarities Between Children Diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, ODD and Attachment Difficulties
As a clinical psychologist, I get to meet with a lot of families who are feeling stressed and confused, wondering about their child's behaviour.
I get to hear a lot of questions that take the form:
"Well has he got.... ASD or ADHD or OCD... or ODD?'
Sometimes when further investigations are pursued it turns out that the child in question might meet the criteria set out by one of these diagnostic labels. Then families are usually hoping that someone is going to 'do something' about it. This…
I get to hear a lot of questions that take the form:
"Well has he got.... ASD or ADHD or OCD... or ODD?'
Sometimes when further investigations are pursued it turns out that the child in question might meet the criteria set out by one of these diagnostic labels. Then families are usually hoping that someone is going to 'do something' about it. This…
NICE Consultation on Attachment
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence have just released a draft document for consolation on attachment difficulties.
This is a very welcome development!
This is a very welcome development!
The consultation page (http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/GID-CGWAVE0675/consultation) contains the documents, background documents and instructions on how to comment.
It is possible to register as a stakeholder but the consultation will close on the 13th July 2015.
So, what do I think is missing from the draft document…
It is possible to register as a stakeholder but the consultation will close on the 13th July 2015.
So, what do I think is missing from the draft document…
The Impact of Stress States on the Performance of Adults and Children?
Everywhere I go in the course of my work with complex children and families, I find schools and children and families and staff under huge pressure, delivering curriculum that are becoming more and more preset.
What I hear over and over again is that the curriculum has become so super-charged that the times that used to be available in the day and week for just easing off pressure and taking a step back to explore a wider field have become more and more rare. So, what has an understanding…
What I hear over and over again is that the curriculum has become so super-charged that the times that used to be available in the day and week for just easing off pressure and taking a step back to explore a wider field have become more and more rare. So, what has an understanding…
Is challenging behaviour a mental health issue?
Is challenging behaviour a mental health issue? Of course it often is!
As a psychologist one of the issues that has concerns me most is that people too often make a bold distinction between young people who present with oppositional and challenging behaviour and young people who present with issues such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety and self-harm.
Challenging behaviour and anxiety and depression as examples can look very different. At first regard they demand different skill…
As a psychologist one of the issues that has concerns me most is that people too often make a bold distinction between young people who present with oppositional and challenging behaviour and young people who present with issues such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety and self-harm.
Challenging behaviour and anxiety and depression as examples can look very different. At first regard they demand different skill…
5 reasons Attachment Theory is important for professionals and parents
Attachment Theory? What's that? In my work I regularly encounter significant lack of understanding amongst professionals and parents about the meaning or relevance of Attachments for those who work with children. However in my view Attachment Theory is one of the most important areas of psychological thinking for anyone who works with children with complex needs. It is one of the key foundations of the practical framework that I call The I Matter Framework.
Attachment Theory refers…
Attachment Theory refers…
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