Managing Feelings About Your Child's Autism
If you have a child on the autism spectrum, chances are you're sometimes overwhelmed with emotions ranging from grief to anger. For some parents, those feelings can become an obstacle to moving forward. These resources may help you acknowledge and manage feelings of grief and anger - and move forward in a positive manner!
Coping: Depression and Mothers of Children with Autism
If you're the mother of a child with autism, you're almost certainly under significant stress. And studies show you may even be at risk of depression.
If you're the mother of a child with autism, you're almost certainly under significant stress. And studies show you may even be at risk of depression.
How Can I Manage My Feelings About My Child with Autism?
For parents, having a child with autism may mean anger and frustration; exhaustion; even guilt. Even knowing that the child is not to blame, it can be terribly difficult to be consistently supportive and loving toward a child who doesn't respond. Drs. Bob Naseef and Cindy Ariel respond with compassion and insight to a couples' fears that they are bad parents to their autistic son.
For parents, having a child with autism may mean anger and frustration; exhaustion; even guilt. Even knowing that the child is not to blame, it can be terribly difficult to be consistently supportive and loving toward a child who doesn't respond. Drs. Bob Naseef and Cindy Ariel respond with compassion and insight to a couples' fears that they are bad parents to their autistic son.
Is It OK To Grieve When a Child Is Diagnosed with Autism?
Many parents imagine their child before he's even born. Few imagine a child with disabilities. Is it ok to grieve when a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder? Drs. Cindy Ariel and Robert Naseef offer their advice and insights.
Many parents imagine their child before he's even born. Few imagine a child with disabilities. Is it ok to grieve when a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder? Drs. Cindy Ariel and Robert Naseef offer their advice and insights.
Is It Possible to Do Too Much Research About Autism?
A reader wonders whether his wife has become too obsessed with researching autism treatments for their son. Drs. Robert Naseef and Cindy Ariel, family psychologists with a focus on special needs, offer their advice and insights.
A reader wonders whether his wife has become too obsessed with researching autism treatments for their son. Drs. Robert Naseef and Cindy Ariel, family psychologists with a focus on special needs, offer their advice and insights.
How Can I Overcome My Grief and Anger About My Child's Autism?
For many parents, the grief and anger over having a child with autism doesn't fade or disappear quickly. With each new milestone, it can resurface. Drs. Robert Naseef and Cindy Ariel have a son with severe autism, and offer personal insights and advice to help parents regain a sense of joy in what life now has to offer.
For many parents, the grief and anger over having a child with autism doesn't fade or disappear quickly. With each new milestone, it can resurface. Drs. Robert Naseef and Cindy Ariel have a son with severe autism, and offer personal insights and advice to help parents regain a sense of joy in what life now has to offer.