Learning Disabilities
Information about various learning disabilities and developmental conditions affecting children. Articles cover diagnosis, treatment options, therapeutic approaches, and practical support strategies.
Art Therapy
Art therapists help a huge variety of patients to communicate, and to get relief and release through the process of either creating or appreciating art.
Coping with Autism
Autism is lifelong. Although there's no cure, early identification, and a combination of behavoioural and drug approaches can improve the functioning.
Coping with Dyslexia
The best established method for teaching literacy skills to dyslexics is multisensory teaching and development of awareness of phonemes (the sounds.
Hope for the Treatment of ADHD in Children
This article discusses treatment of ADHD, referring to Ritalin, the controversy surrounding when it should be used and to other non medical therapies.
Inside the Autistic Mind
Autistic children often struggle to understand that others have different knowledge and beliefs, a concept tested through classic experiments like the Sally Ann Test.
Music Therapy
Music therapy is a successful way of improving emotional and physical wellbeing for a wide variety of people, both through listening and music making.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder is a common condition, where recurrent, upsetting thoughts lead to repetitive actions that impede normal functioning.
Play Therapy
Play is the most natural means of communication for children, and play therapists use this to help them to cope with a variety of problems.
Savant Syndrome
Savant syndrome is a condition where tremendous memory related abilities exist in an individual with severe mental disabilities.
Speech Delay and Impediments
Speech delays in children can stem from hearing loss, autism, or learning disabilities, but early assessment makes a real difference.
Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette's syndrome involves repeated, involuntary motor and verbal tics, and may be either mild, or severe and very disruptive of everyday life.
What Are the Effects of Family Therapy?
This article addresses three examples of the many situations in which family therapy has been shown to have positive results: schizophrenia, families.
What Causes Autism?
There have been theories of causation including bad parenting and vaccination, which are now known to be totally wrong. The cause of autism is still unknown.
What Causes Dyslexia?
Dyslexia runs in families, and is caused by abnormalities in the part of the brain that processes speech and writing.
What Is ADHD?
ADHD is a common disorder that can be disruptive to the whole family. The article describes causes, explains how diagnosis is made, what other disorders.
What Is Asperger's Syndrome?
Asperger's syndrome is autism's highest-functioning end, marked by normal intelligence but struggles with social skills and interpreting body language.
What Is Autism?
The hallmark of autism is impaired social interaction, and problems with communication. There is often repetitive movement and restricted imagination.
What Is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a common condition, where reading, writing and spelling are difficult to acquire despite normal intelligence.