The concept of instructional control may escape our children, but its basis is simple. Parents want, or rather, expect to have instructional control in their relationship with their child. You naturally expect your child to listen to your commands and instruction for...
A spectrum of disorders is bound to overlap with the symptoms of related conditions. In the case of autism, this is true of several other diagnoses including anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Many people...
Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are often compared and confused. Although some of the symptoms are certainly similar and may coincide, the two are different, and in this post, we’ll discuss the close relationship between the two. Diagnostic...
Autism is widely known for a handful of common symptoms. Depending on the severity of the individual’s symptoms they can display some physical manifestations as well. Those physical and more visual symptoms are called repetitive behaviors. Autism research has long...
Temperament and by extension, temper, is a complex thing to understand. There’s a lot to consider when taking stock of somebody’s temperament and how they might lose or maintain their temper. Besides the external environmental factors, people’s temperament is often...
