The researchers found that children who took part in CBT, parent training, or both alongside medication showed greater improvements in attention, self-control, and everyday functioning than those who relied on medication alone.
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The researchers found that while friends and family typically made up the core of participants’ support systems, many also valued advice, companionship, and shared understanding from autistic peers—even if they did not consider those peers to be close friends or confidants.
For many autistic people, work is a mix of opportunity and challenge — a place where unique talents can shine, but also where sensory overload, unwritten rules, and the pressure to mask can make each day exhausting.
ADHD and toxic relationships are often linked because ADHD traits can both fuel conflict and increase vulnerability.
Emotional intensity, rejection sensitivity, forgetfulness, and impulsivity can all strain relationships if misunderstood or exploited.
At the same time, these traits may make it harder to recognize red flags, set boundaries, or walk away, creating cycles that are difficult to break without awareness and support.
The study’s central finding is that resilience, particularly the ability to manage unpleasant emotions, plays a protective role in reducing the impact of anxiety and depression symptoms. At the same time, specific symptoms such as persistent fear or difficulties concentrating appear to act as risk points, linking the two disorders together.
Safety behaviors—sometimes called safety-seeking behaviors—are actions people take to reduce anxiety in situations they expect will go badly. They’re not usually harmful on their face, but it’s how and why we use them that matters.
Resocialization is the process of unlearning old behaviors and norms and adopting new ones, often through intense social experiences. It usually happens in settings like … Read more
Anticipatory socialisation is the process of learning and adopting the values, behaviours, and norms of a group or role you expect to join in the … Read more