Learning disabilities and learning disorders are umbrella words for a wide range of learning issues. A learning disability does not impair IQ or motivation, and children with learning problems are not lazy or less intelligent. Most are just as smart as everyone else. A learning disability is a neurological disorder ...
Date Posted: May 9, 2023
Categories: Child Development, Learning Difficulties
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“If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory.There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other of our intelligences.”Jane Austen ...
Feb 20
Categories: Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia
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The history of the term Asperger's Syndrome is rather complicated. The condition now popularly recognized as autism was first proposed by Leo Kanner in 1943. A year later, an Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger described a somewhat similar condition which came to be called Asperger’s ...
Jul 30
Categories: Asperger's Syndrome
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Many of us take care of the needs of others more frequently and much better than we take care of our own needs. Although there are several possible reasons why we neglect our own self-care, one of the most important is that self-care simply get swamped out by the needs of our family or ...
Dec 24
Categories: Mindfulness, Self-Care / Self Compassion, Stress Management
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Recent research suggests a radical new conceptualization of ADHD: Do you have subclinical ADHD and are you receiving appropriate treatment?ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is a condition characterized by problems with attention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD has been ...
Jul 31
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child ...
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The effectiveness and quality of our decision making is of central importance to our lives. This is highlighted by its very definition in the Oxford Dictionary of Psychology, which states that decision making is the "act or process of choosing a preferred option or course of action from ...
Oct 5
Categories: Executive Functions
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A study just published online in the prestigious medical journal Lancet (Dalsgaard et al, 2015) has for first time obtained substantive evidence of an increased mortality rate in persons with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study by Dalsgaard and his colleagues at Aarhus ...
Apr 2
Categories: Addictions, Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...
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In my years of practice, many adults who suspect they have ADHD only seek assessment and treatment after years of struggling with the problems caused by the condition. Many come for treatment when they are in their late 30s and early 40s. There are also others who were diagnosed decades ago ...
Nov 6
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Pia Mellody, one of the founders of the co-dependency movement, cites problems with self-esteem as being one of the five primary symptoms of co-dependency (Mellody, Pia, 1989). In an amazing example of prescience, Pia did not propose that every person who is co-dependent suffers from low ...
Sep 9
Categories: Codependency / Dependency, Positive Psychology, Self-Esteem
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“Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion” Although these lines were written by Robert Burns, Scotland's most famous and honored poet, over two hundred years ago, they continue to have ...
Aug 18
Categories: Asperger's Syndrome, Self-Care / Self Compassion
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I quite frequently receive heartbreaking requests from individuals who are in a painful relationship or marriage in which their mate is suffering from some kind of serious psychological problem such as alcoholism, gambling addiction etc. Often these individuals are isolated and confused ...
Jun 17
Categories: Addictions, Family Problems, Mental Health in Asia, Relationships ...
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Grieving is painful, and not only for the person grieving, but for the griever's loved ones, family and friends. Unfortunately in modern society with its emphasis on speed and efficiency, some well-intentioned individuals who otherwise sympathize with the grieving person, may ...
May 8
Categories: Depression, Grief, Loss, Bereavement
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I first learned of the three A's, awareness, acceptance, and action from Alanon which is a wonderful self-help group for the family and friends of the alcoholic. Alanon suggests its members utilize the "Three A's" in dealing with the problems specifically caused by ...
Apr 16
Categories: Codependency / Dependency
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The continuing confusion and lack of definitive information about the whereabouts of Malaysian Airline MH370 for over two weeks (when this post is written), has focused the world's attention on the suffering of the family and friends of the 239 missing passengers. It is difficult to even ...
Mar 24
Categories: Grief, Loss, Bereavement, Support Groups
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Journaling is a way to improve your understanding of yourself. It provides a platform on which you can stand so that you can observe yourself. Self-knowledge, including discovering your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes is essential for making life decisions and for self-fulfilment. ...
Mar 5
Categories: Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Life Purpose / ...
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One of the greatest scientific mysteries is how the human mind/brain functions. For example, how does a young child control his or her temper? How does a child manage to sit still in school and pay attention to what the teacher is saying? How do we decide what career to pursue, make plans to ...
Feb 5
Categories: Executive Functions
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Dr. Scott is a clinical psychologist based in Singapore with three decades of counseling and psychotherapy experience in helping adults with many kinds of psychological difficulties. These include anxiety, depression, addictions (cybersex, love), and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adult ADHD).
Brian Scott belongs to Scott Psychological Centre in Singapore
