high functioning autism
Individuals with Asperger syndrome, or AS, are at the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. Patients with this disorder show impairment in social behavior and motor skills and are also marked by clumsiness. Because it can resemble other forms of autism, it can sometimes be misdiagnosed. While the treatments can be similar, [...]
autistic children
An autistic child is characterized by impaired social interaction skills, repetitive behavior and both impaired non-verbal and verbal communication. Children with autism normally show the first signs before three years of age and normally do not have the same interests as other children of their own age. Statistics have shown that one in every [...]
Just as alcoholics need to accept the fact that they have a drinking problem to get help, constantly angry people need to admit that they can’t control their anger. Anger can be tamed when you are able to identify your anger triggers. When you get angry almost all the time and you are irrational when [...]
autism spectrum
Disorders of the autistic spectrum were not given a label until the middle of the 20th century. Dr. Leo Kanner studied a group of children in 1943 who exhibited marked behavioral and communication issues and found them to be afflicted with what we today know as autism. There are five different disorders of development [...]
A sound is a vibration, and vibrations permeate our bodies and senses. Sound vibrations affect each of us differently.
A soulful ballad may put you in a romantic mood, while some rock music may put you in the mood to dance and party.
Yet for someone else, the ballad may be a turn-off and the [...]
A simple, or fairly simple, explanation of feng shui is that it is about the placement of objects in a human environment so as not to disrupt the flow of natural energy.
Feng Shui is based around the idea that everything in the world is interconnected and that there are harmonious and inharmonious ways in [...]
