Video Games and Kids – How Much is Too Much?

• By: Paul Weigle, MD Natchaug Hospital
• July 1st, 2014
• addiction, mental health, parenting, sleep problems, video games
• 3740    0

Although video games have been a part of American culture for over 40 years, their influence in the lives of youth has grown exponentially in recent years, particularly for those on the Autism Spectrum. The Kaiser Family Survey found that, between 2000 and 2010, the average amount of time that 8-18...

Teaching the Teachers: Creating New Opportunities and Outcomes in Educating Students with Special Needs

• By: Cathleen M. George, LCSW Newmark Schools
• January 1st, 2013
• classroom, education, mental health, students, teachers, training
• 1023    0

Educating students with special needs is an inherently challenging task due to the individualized and shifting needs of each student. Different schools of thought emerge when contemplating this issue: inclusion, a variety of special education services, modifications/accommodations, community based...

It Starts with Feelings: Supporting Emotion Regulation and Mental Health in Young Children with ASDs

• By: Shana Nichols, PhD ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development
• October 1st, 2012
• early intervention, emotions, mental health, young children
• 1037    0

As part of comprehensive ASD treatment, the overarching goal that must be kept in sight for all learners is a healthy quality of life. This approach to intervention begins at the moment of diagnosis or before, and continues far into late adulthood, the frontiers of which we currently know little...