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7 Emotional Secrets Segment 6 – “I feel unloved and unlovable…”
In the sixth of this 7-part series, we discuss our hidden sense of feeling unloved and unlovable, and what do to about it with Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT., expert on grief, loss/trauma and difficult conversations. https://player.vimeo.com/video/263031562 Being in a close...
7 Emotional Secrets Segment 5 – “I feel like I am failing as a parent…”
In the fifth of this 7-part series, we discuss the sense of failure that many parents experience during difficult times with their child on the autism spectrum, and what do to about it. Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT, expert on grief, loss and trauma and difficult...
7 Emotional Secrets Segment 4 – “I am so mad at the school system…”
In the fourth of this 7-part series, we discuss with difficult-conversation expert Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT the topic of parent’s anger with the school system and give valuable tips about how we can approach the school to get the best results in an IEP meeting, as well...
7 Emotional Secrets Segment 3 – “People just don’t understand…”
In the third of this 7-part series we talk with Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT., expert on grief, loss and trauma about the topic of loss and the cultural expectations that parents with children on the autism spectrum experience, and why they feel guilty about this pain....
7 Emotional Secrets Segment 2 – “I feel discouraged and sad all the time…”
In the second of this 7-part series, we discuss the on-going grief that parents with children on the autism spectrum experience with Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT., expert on grief, loss and trauma. https://player.vimeo.com/video/262902036 As parents of children on the...
7 Emotional Secrets Segment 1 – “I feel exhausted, burned out, and hopeless…”
In the first of this 7-part series, we discuss the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout (which very often co-express) and what to do about it, with grief and loss and trauma expert Lisa Dinhofer, M.A., CT. https://player.vimeo.com/video/262122988 The...
Learning to Be Flexible
Learning to be flexible is essential in creating a successful life with someone on the autism spectrum. If we are too rigid, demanding and insistent on having things a certain way, it will really complicate our life and create stress for everyone. It is very likely...
Social Conformity
Much of the social conformity that comes naturally to the rest of us originates from innately knowing and following the social rules without thought. We act, think and do things the way we do because that is just how they are done in our world, no questions asked. We...
Do you think people with autism can lie?
While being a "rule-follower" is often part of the personality and character make up of an individual on the spectrum, sometimes to the extreme that we might feel like they are policing a situation, that doesn't necessarily correlate to always telling the truth. I...