mental health – My Life With T

Guiding a Neurodiverse Child through the Anxious Generation

My overall focus for the new year is health and wellbeing. This extends to T, who moves to middle school this fall, the first step towards adolescence. A parent’s worry never ends and mine is exacerbated by his FASD diagnosis. Research shows that adolescents with FASD are at high risk of negative peer influence, impulsiveContinue reading “Guiding a Neurodiverse Child through the Anxious Generation”

Timeout

As we normalize conversations about mental health, how do we support neurodiverse kids? I love watching T and kids play tag. I’m amused by how they apply “TO” (timeout) – whenever they don’t want to be tagged or need a rest. As I thought about this more, kids should be encouraged to take a TOContinue reading “Timeout”