Integrating Structural and Experiential Family Therapy in Neurodivergent Families: A Case Study
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is widely regarded as the most severe childhood behavioral disorder. However, society's lack of awareness regarding neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, has led to a limited understanding of their profound impact on children and their families. Challenges include unique sensory experiences, communication and social interactions, strain on familial relationships, emotional toll on parents, and educational hurdles, which can significantly impact the well-being of individuals and the...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Annemarie Sohn Ma Jixuan Zhao Lmsw Eman Tadros PhD Lmft Source Type: research
When the Education System and Autism Collide: An Australian Qualitative Study Exploring School Exclusion and the Impact on Parent Mental Health
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328251. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutistic students experience elevated rates of school exclusion, whether this be through expulsion, suspension, informal suspension, refusal of enrolment, or school refusal. This exclusion can come about from a range of factors, including sensory or cognitive overload, a lack of training in neurodiversity for teachers, an absent sense of safety by the student at school, or poor attitudes towards the inclusion of autistic students in schools. The impacts of this exclusion on parents can be logistical, financial, and ps...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Cleary Sancia West Loyola McLean Colleen Johnston-Devin Rachel Kornhaber Catherine Hungerford Source Type: research
Associations between social anxiety, physiological reactivity, and speech disfluencies in autistic young adults and controls
CONCLUSIONS: SA or speaking-related physiological reactivity were not associated with disfluency frequencies or stuttering severity in autistic persons. Negative association between physiological reactivity and disfluency frequencies found in the control group may indicate that the physiological arousal may impact the speech production process by reducing the overt disfluencies.PMID:38593561 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2024.106425 (Source: Journal of Communication Disorders)
Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - April 9, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Veera Pirinen Kurt Eggers Katja Dindar Terhi Helminen Aija Kotila Sanna Kuusikko-Gauffin Leena M äkinen Hanna Ebeling Tuula Hurtig Mirjami M äntymaa Soile Loukusa Source Type: research
Integrating Structural and Experiential Family Therapy in Neurodivergent Families: A Case Study
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is widely regarded as the most severe childhood behavioral disorder. However, society's lack of awareness regarding neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, has led to a limited understanding of their profound impact on children and their families. Challenges include unique sensory experiences, communication and social interactions, strain on familial relationships, emotional toll on parents, and educational hurdles, which can significantly impact the well-being of individuals and the...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Annemarie Sohn Ma Jixuan Zhao Lmsw Eman Tadros PhD Lmft Source Type: research
When the Education System and Autism Collide: An Australian Qualitative Study Exploring School Exclusion and the Impact on Parent Mental Health
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328251. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutistic students experience elevated rates of school exclusion, whether this be through expulsion, suspension, informal suspension, refusal of enrolment, or school refusal. This exclusion can come about from a range of factors, including sensory or cognitive overload, a lack of training in neurodiversity for teachers, an absent sense of safety by the student at school, or poor attitudes towards the inclusion of autistic students in schools. The impacts of this exclusion on parents can be logistical, financial, and ps...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Cleary Sancia West Loyola McLean Colleen Johnston-Devin Rachel Kornhaber Catherine Hungerford Source Type: research
