Tag Archives: Ann Arbor Center
Autism and OCD in Children
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can and do occur at the same time. OCD is a specific diagnosis under a larger umbrella of anxiety. Children with OCD experience unwanted and intrusive thoughts that they can’t seem to … Continue reading
Scripting and The Autistic ‘Veil’
The nature of Autism is the brain’s desire to keep the world the same. This is why one of the hallmark diagnostic features of Autism is repetitive, perseverative, and stereotypical behaviors. One of the most common is scripting in which … Continue reading
Filed under Autism, Child Development, Parenting, PDD-NOS, Scripting
To Spank or Not To Spank…
A paper presented at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma on Sept. 25 by sociologist Murray Straus has caught my attention this week. Straus and his colleague Mallie Paschall followed children over the course of four years and … Continue reading
Filed under Anxiety, Autism, Child Development, Parenting
