Licensed Psychologist
Most parents would love to create an ideal world for their child to live in. But the reality is that more and more children are in need of mental health care. There are many reasons why a child might need therapy – divorce, abuse, loss of a loved one, learning disabilities, bullying just to name …
Why are some Aspies so hostile to psychologists and psychotherapy? Among those adults with Asperger Syndrome, there is a growing movement toward acceptance instead of diagnosis. These folks say they don’t want to be “fixed” but accepted for the unique human beings they are. The problem is there are times when they could really benefit …
“Asperger Syndrome” isn’t a label. It lights the way. “I like criticism. It makes you strong.” –LeBron James I started a movement. “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” –Zig Ziglar had no idea when I first wrote my …
The autistic woman is a woman first. I watched Pris (Priscilla) run excitedly across the room from the stage to an audience member ticket holder, enjoying her duty of checking the lucky winner’s raffle ticket. She’d read the ticket aloud and if it matched the number held by the announcer on stage, she would squeal …
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“Healing begins where the wound was made.” ~ Alice Walker, author Love is an antidote to terror It took me twenty years before I could write this chapter. I was so wounded by a contentious divorce from a man with High Functioning Autism (Autism 1, or Asperger Syndrome) that waves of nausea consumed me every …
“I’m just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don’t even know.” ~ Excerpt from Gloria’s monologue in the Barbie movie (2023) For mothers who are …
In this 15-year Anniversary Edition, Dr. Marshack shares insights into the intricacies of a NeuroDiverse relationship through vivid storytelling. She offers tools and strategies on how to cope and reclaim your sanity as a NeuroTypical (NT) and survive in a NeuroDiverse relationship.
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