Even though I have been reading and writing about mental health for the past 3 years, I still get confused from time to time with the overwhelming amount of acronyms used in the mental health field (job/degree titles, meds, treatment centers, etc). THERE ARE SO MANY. I decided to make a list of some that [...]
I am halfway through "Boy Alone" by Karl Taro Greenfeld. This is a fascinating memoir of a boy growing up with an autistic brother. The book provides much insight into the daily struggles that a family with an autistic child must face. Not too long ago, in the sixties and seventies, not much [...]
Excerpt from book: Soon afterward, his language stopped developing, and eventually he lost the language skills he already had. He stopped responding to his name. You could even bang pots & pans behind him, and he wouldn't respond. ... But we knew it was something more. ... Around this time, I overheard some acquaintances [...]
The Calculating Mind 