Plain Language Summary: Using a Strengths-Based Therapeutic Approach with People with Developmental Disabilities Plain Language Summary: Using a Strengths-Based Therapeutic Approach with People with Developmental Disabilities When mental health professionals work with people who have developmental disabilities, it is important for them to use a “strengths-based approach”. This applies to the way they speak with […]
Month: April 2021
How I Made It Through School
How I Made It Through School How I Made It Through School Everyone has their own story of the onset and progression of their disability or mental health diagnosis. For those of us whose onset was birth or early childhood, our first awareness that we are different from others may be when we go to […]
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Me and Other Autistics
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Me and Other Autistics How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Me and Other Autistics By Kayla Rodriguez Content Warning: This blog contains potentially disturbing and triggering content. Before continuing, please be aware that the author writes about suicide and self-harm. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was […]