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Discover how the CBT triangle can be used to help treat mental health conditions in kids, teens, and adults in this article. We’ve also included CBT worksheets for your therapy practice.

What is demand avoidance? 'Demand avoidance’ involves not being able to do certain things at certain times, either for yourself or others, and also refers to the things we do in order to avoid demands. It's a natural human trait – avoiding demands is something we all do to

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is common in neurodivergent people and people with complex trauma. This article explains what it’s like.

So let's talk about the concept of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), though I prefer Tomlin Wilding's interpretation: Pervasive Drive for Autonomy. I prefer this name because it is less judgmental, but also because it focuses less on demand avoidance (which can be caused by an endless number of things) and more on the core issue: the drive for autonomy. PDA is not a formal diagnosis in the DSM-5 or ICD-10, and it is not well known in the U.S., though it is widely acknowledged in the U.K. The

Artificial intelligence could spare you some effort. Even if it does, it will create a lot more work in the process.

Many people believe autism diagnoses aren’t valid unless they’re supported by a doctor. However, self-diagnosis can be valid too. Here are some reasons to support self-diagnosis.

I recently realised that I'm autistic. Here are the resources I found valuable in figuring out what this means. All of these links are about autism in adults, which can be a challenge to find....

“I hate the puzzle piece and would be happy to never see it again. It does not represent me.”

We're all preppers now. Whether we want to be or not. It's hard to think about, but we're just in the opening credits to the apocalypse movie

Monotropism was formulated as a theory of autism, but as time has gone on it has become clear that many diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) identify strongly with many aspects of the theory.

The invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century has been argued to be one of the most consequential moments in human history…

MARSHALL — When the lawyers come to town, locals say they can tell.Cars fill up the courthouse parking lot and more are Lexuses instead of...

If you are going to use someone else's written work, you will need to make sure that you have permission to do so. Here is how you get it and what you need to know.

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Now, just as tech companies had started to make progress, they're scaling back those teams before fully meeting goals or creating workforces that look like the broader U.S. population.

This paper presents the concepts of “neurodiversity” and the “neurodiversity approaches” towards disability and discusses how confusion regarding the meaning of these concepts exacerbates debate and conflict surrounding ...

The title of the article is What Was New Atheism?. The use of the past tense is noted. The label was coined in 2006 by Gary Wolf in Wired, and we spent the next decade sort of agreeing that there i…

No one ever has to pay taxes for having a mental health condition, but not managing its symptoms can be costly. Learn more about ADHD Tax here.

This is part 2 in my “Software and its Discontents” series. This series is the product of my asking a bunch of folks about the current state of software engineering, the sense that it is not going well, that people are disillusioned and frustrated. In part 1 I talked a bit about the macro economic trend, namely the end of the decade of cheap money for tech investments, which is driving this conversation, and shaped some of the changes to the industry over the last decade.

Today we filed an amicus (“friend of the Court”) brief in the Gonzalez v. Google case that is in front of the Supreme Court. The Gonzalez case challenges Section 230 of the Communications Decency A…

Research has consistently found high rates of victimisation among autistic children. There is emerging evidence that disproportionate victimisation continues in...

Research has consistently shown that autistic children are more likely to be victimised than non-autistic children. More recently, studies have also found that autistic adults report experiencing more violence than non-autistic adults however the circumstances surrounding these incidents and the rea …

The dangers of the “science of learning.” An education podcast from Human Restoration Project.

A simple motion like a push of a button can send ripples of activity across neurons spanning the entire brain, a new study reports.

“1/7 As someone who has long described himself as a recovering debater, permit me a few thoughts about high school (and college) debate as an organized extracurricular activity:”

A recent study uncovered why so many individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum conditions are fond of video games as a pastime. The new findings suggests that individuals with autism spectrum conditions may play video games for escapism, specifically self-suppression escapism when experiencing negative moods and self-expansion escapism when experiencing positive moods. ...