The process of defining and describing 'mental disorders' is an interesting topic. How does something become labeled as 'normal', or 'abnormal', pathological, or not?
The DSM (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) is the main tool that we use. Did you know that until relatively recently homosexuality was listed in the DSM?!
This podcast gives a fascinating peek into the process of how homosexuality was removed from the DSM. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/204/81-words
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Brain Injury resources
I'm thrilled to find that NJ Brain Injury Alliance has some great free resources online. http://www.bianj.org/brain-injury-training-institute. Right now I'm learning a lot from their free Brain Injury In Students webinar.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
5 tips from Temple Grandin-free ebook
Click here http://presencelearning.com/resources/library/temple-grandin-5-tips-working-with-children-autism/ to get a free e book with Temple Grandin's tips for working with children with autism.
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