Suicide Defined According to the United States Centers for Disease Control suicide is a death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intended outcome of death. This is different from self-harm non-suicidal self-injury which does not have the intent of resulting in death. In addition, suicide, although related, is the result of a suicide attempt, […]
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Why have friends… Friendship is developmentally important! Friendship can help protect an individual against loneliness and depression. Cognition and social and emotional competence are positively impacted by friendship. Children learn from their peers through social and shared experiences. While many individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) tend to have difficulty interacting with others given
Usually when August is winding down, parents are looking forward to having all of the kids return to school and re-establishing the routines that come with each new school year (and a huge thank you to the teachers for educating and caring for their kids). However, with the dawn of this school year fast-approaching, parents
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