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HELICOPTER PARENTING. A couple recent studies show that more parental involvement in certain ways can limit a child's success in terms of achievement or satisfaction. The overall guideline, according to an article on the subject, "is that our help has to be responsive to the recipients circumst...
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DBS AND OCD. A recent study has shown that deep brain stimulation can help severe cases of OCD, and has also given some indication of how it helps. The study combined DBS with imaging techniques that showed brain activity, so researchers could see how the stimulation changed activity in the brain. T...
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MORE ON NIMH, DSM. Time Magazine has posted an article describing the National Institute of Mental Health's apparent break with DSM categories and diagnostic guidelines. The NIH is seeking a more science-based approach to classification. Find the article, and find out more about what this means for ...
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WE'RE BACK after a short vacation, scouring the web-o-sphere for news items and resources relevant to those who raise, educate and counsel high-ability kids with learning challenges. Here are some items that appeared in our absence. Did you miss usIT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH in the United Sta...
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AUTISM 3X. The New York Times has run three recent articles on autism. One is a review of John Elder Robison's book Raising Cubby, about the experience of an autistic father raising an autistic son. A quote from the book "He was so difficult he reminded me of myself." Another is an account...
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