[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkC9VrYSU14[/embedyt] Imagine what it must be like having a disorder where you suddenly start barking or spitting for no reason, you repeat phrases such a ‘shut up” over and over again, your lip twitches, your head jerks, your mimic another person’s words, you grunt, you groan over and over
During times of stress, people often reach for alcohol. A substance long-relied upon for social relief, celebratory occasions, and for pleasure, it is also used as an escape mechanism, or to cope with difficult times, tiring days, or distressing situations. The latter scenarios are played out in all pockets of
THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF HYPNOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA Don’t we all enjoy the opportunity to slip off our shoes and simply kick back for some ‘me’ time? We know how much better we feel after we have had that time to simply relax – to withdraw into our
Book Review by Thomas Dahlborg Dahlborg Healthcare Leadership Group (DHLG), Relationship Centred Leader, Child Advocate, Author: The BIG KID and…Basketball Escaping the Rabbit Hole by Tracey Maxfield is brilliant. “This book is a must read for anyone living with depression or caring for someone with depression, and for anyone who wants
The following list may assist teachers who work with ADHD students. For an overview of this disorder see, “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.” 1. Understand the struggle a student with ADHD has and provide an ordered, safe, predictable classroom environment. 2. Establish a courteous, working relationship with the student’s parents. Learn
Self-harm or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is a deliberate, self-inflicted injury to body tissue resulting in damage, but without any suicidal intent. The injury can be superficial e.g. skin tear, bruising or can be disfiguring with subsequent scarring to skin. There is some debate amongst healthcare professionals about whether
